Privacy & Security

Ever since financial institutions have significantly increased their security preparedness, bad actors have turned to healthcare organizations, seeing them as more vulnerable – and lucrative – targets, says Dr. Eric Liederman, CEO of CyberSolutionsMD.

Managing the cybersecurity risk of growing numbers of connected medical devices with minimal disruption to patient care is a balancing act. As vulnerabilities also increase, the need for network level end-to-end risk management is greater than ever.

While data and digital positions have been retained, abolished roles still pose data security risks, says a local trade union. 

The agency is seeking comments on a newly pruned framework, which it updated to align with its second-generation version – and hopefully make life easier for users who need both.

Involving each department across an organization can help healthcare leaders build stronger cyberdefense strategies, says Michael Gross, Cleveland Clinic's manager of cybersecurity intelligence.  

Healthcare organizations can stave off ransomware attacks with highly gated permissions that lock out common intrusions, say Intermountain cybersecurity leaders, who have found success with the approach.

The partnership will also focus on workforce development.

Also: Palo Alto Networks announced that it will buy Protect AI's suite of secure-by-design products to help enterprises reduce the risks of artificial intelligence model manipulation and related attacks.

Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of the healthcare, pharma and life sciences sector at MorganFranklin Cyber, shows how the current HIPAA rule lays the groundwork for a new forward-looking approach as the stakes are ever higher.

There were 58 healthcare data breaches in March, the lowest total for the month since 2022.