Privacy & Security

Healthcare entities that want to be well positioned against cybersecurity threats must know what resources they have, how those are configured, and tightly control any changes, IT Process Institute chief executive Scott Alldridge said.

Now that Apple is no longer issuing security updates for the software, known vulnerabilities are wide open to exploitation, the security experts say.   

Symantec and Identity Resource Center in separate reports attributed nearly 17 percent of breaches to healthcare, found ransomware up by 35 percent, and said that organized criminals are using best practices much like nation-state attackers.

More than 1,000 patients of the Florida Department of Health Clinics in Palm Beach County could be at risk of identity theft after a recent medical records breach, department officials announced Monday.

Multi-agency collaboration aim to help app developers stay aware of consumer privacy and safety protections, while still enabling innovation, officials say.

The Government Accountability Office discovered vulnerabilities in three states and said that other state-run health insurance exchanges may be at risk too.

Security chief Meredith Phillips says the health system reorganized internally to more effectively manage and secure 60,000 medical and Internet of Things devices, and to strongly position itself to handle evolving threats, such as ransomware.

New research by Healthcare IT News and HIMSS Analytics found considerable uncertainty, questionable business continuity plans, and the need for more effective end-user education rampant in the industry. 

It's now easier than ever for criminals to get into hospital networks, and ransomware is on the rise. Cybersecurity experts offer advice to help hospitals beat back the hackers.

An employee of the Office of Child Support Enforcement was using a personal machine that to conduct audits and the laptop, which was stolen, might have contained millions of records with personal health information.