Privacy & Security

Security expert says these types of attacks are likely to become more common. EHRs and other hospital IT systems could face dramatic new risks.

It also neglects to cover all the elements from the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, according to the new report, which offers five suggestions for protecting electronic health information.

The platform, called Unify, is designed to deliver continuous cybersecurity policy enforcement and HIPAA compliance for users, networks and devices.

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First spotted in January, security firm Trend Micro has seen an increase this month in the ransomware’s distribution campaign.

USC’s Keck and Norris Hospital restored data within days of the incident and did not pay a ransom, an official said.

The case, which also includes Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, stems from lost backup tapes housing protected health information, the Office for Civil Rights said.

Unknown malware attacks have increased nine-fold from 2015, driven primarily by employees who accidentally install malicious software onto their company's network – at a rate of every four seconds, according to a recent Check Point report.

While it does not appear that any PHI or health-related data was exposed, the breach is considerably larger than the Anthem attack in 2015. And as with every major breach, there will be takeaways for healthcare CIOs and CISOs to learn from.

The company said it will use the funding to advance its HIPAA compliant and HITRUST certified platform for exchanging protected health information.