Privacy & Security

Cyberattacks are increasing in severity, and downtime can last weeks, according to Dr. Christian Dameff, professor of emergency medicine at UC San Diego.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced this week that it had expanded the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative to include several Industrial Control Systems experts.

Although Hive has only been operational since June 2021, it has reportedly breached hundreds of organizations.

According to a notice published in March, an unknown party accessed the respiratory care provider's systems in July 2021, affecting the information of more than 300,000 people.

When Brio Systems took on COVID-19 testing, it suddenly had employers and agencies as customers, which required a whole new view of security. It turned to a security platform vendor for help.

Real-time, contextual communication improves patient outcomes, care team collaboration and the clinician experience.

When employees say yes to unsolicited push notifications, they effectively allow a malicious actor to bypass the controls offered by two-factor authentication – and open a new vulnerability for phishing attacks, or "phushing."

 Fifty-eight lawsuits were filed in 2021, with 43 of them filed against healthcare organizations, the largest percentage among all industries.

This week's top stories include providers looking for an extension of the pandemic public health emergency that created waivers and flexibilities, and Oracle databases powering Cerner systems at DOD, Coast Guard and VA sites went offline for hours.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released information detailing who should report incidents and what should be included.