Privacy & Security

In 2023, 35% of third-party breaches affected healthcare organizations with application security presenting the broadest attack surface, according to a new cybersecurity analysis of the largest healthcare companies.

The partnership will help connect service members – active-duty military and veterans – with their electronic data via the statewide health information exchange.

The simulated cybersecurity attack on an artificial intelligence-enabled system enabled participants to hone their information-sharing and incident response skills. It underscored the need to ensure secure-by-design products, said CISA's Jen Easterly. 

The Indonesian Ministry of Health has recently received the tech giant's support in its development of AI applications in healthcare.

The Margo initiative is developing an open standard to scale data exchange across multi-vendor environments and help organizations automate interoperability with edge applications, devices and software.

System access was gained via a worker who accidentally downloaded a malicious file, according to the health system.

When pharmacy technicians leverage pre-tagged RFID-enabled medications, they can better streamline daily pharmacy workflows to save time and protect patients.

"Healthcare organizations cannot rely on legacy technologies to detect and respond to today’s attacks," says Ricardo Villadiego, CEO of cybersecurity firm Lumu.

Healthcare organizations should assess their security risks and be ready to defend against the types of cybercriminals that have recently impacted the industry, says Dave Bailey, VP, Consulting Services, at Clearwater Security.  

A cyberattack investigation has found that files were stolen during the May incident, some of which "may contain" protected health information and personally identifiable information, the health system says.