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Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 06:44 pm | January 06, 2017
The organization was infected with Harak1r1 the 0.2 Bitcoin Ransomware, which completely wipes data from the hacked database instead of traditional encryption.
By Susan Morse | 03:55 pm | January 06, 2017
The hacker who targeted Anthem in early 2015, exposing more than 78 million customer records in one of the largest healthcare breaches ever, was acting on behalf of a foreign government.
By Jessica Davis | 08:19 am | January 05, 2017
Eric Miller runs Ascension’s software-defined networking automation that enables secure connectivity to support Internet of Things and other technology advances - using methods that he says can advance the impact of IoT.
By Jessica Davis | 12:57 pm | January 04, 2017
A white hat hacker says he notified DoD subcontractor Potomac Healthcare on Dec. 29, but the files remained online for more than an hour after the initial warning.
By Mike Miliard | 12:02 pm | January 03, 2017
Eric Topol and Kathryn Haun make the case for keeping medical data in personal clouds or digital wallets, empowering patients and removing centralized targets for cybercrooks, in a New York Times op-ed piece.
By Jessica Davis | 02:14 pm | December 30, 2016
Everything attendees need to know about cybersecurity events at the 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, which includes a cybersecurity command center, educational sessions and an all-day forum.
By Jessica Davis | 12:30 pm | December 29, 2016
A patient at accessed the information from a library computer and, nearly a year later, posted it online.
By John Andrews | 08:57 am | December 29, 2016
The State of Digital Marketing in Healthcare 2017 report finds that many hospitals lack the infrastructure for deploying modern tools they need for crisis management, including data breaches. 
By Mike Miliard | 02:19 pm | December 28, 2016
Here are some of the most popular stories of the past year – and a few that were emblematic of the momentous trends that shaped healthcare information technology in 2016.
By Jessica Davis | 12:39 pm | December 28, 2016
On Dec. 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final guidance addressing the cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, outlining how manufacturers should maintain security of internet-connected devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps.