Theresa Lanowitz, chief evangelist of LevelBlue, says healthcare governance teams struggle to differentiate between cyber resilience and cybersecurity, leading to misalignment between cybersecurity and business goals. This gap exposes data and organizational operations to cyberthreats.
Social engineering attacks pose a severe threat to healthcare call centers, as recent breaches demonstrate. Sumant Mauskar, senior vice president of sales and global partnerships at Pindrop, discusses how voice biometrics and deepfake detection can protect sensitive information.
Ransomware group Rhysida is shaking down at least two new victims in the healthcare sector - Bayhealth and Community Care Alliance - threatening to sell or dump patients' sensitive health and personal information on the dark web. Bayhealth confirmed that it is investigating a recent cyberattack.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors explore evolving ransomware threats, including rising attacks in healthcare and other critical sectors, a shift from cybercrime groups such as LockBit to lone-wolf operators, and why Russian ransomware gangs are dominating the global stage.
Michigan-based McLaren Health Care is dealing with its second cyberattack in less than a year, disrupting IT systems and patient services at its 13 hospitals and other medical facilities. Ransomware gang INC Ransom allegedly claims to have carried out this latest attack.
Prospect Medical Holdings continues to face mounting legal and business fallout from the 2023 ransomware attack that disrupted IT operations at 16 of its hospitals for several weeks and resulted in a data breach that affected 1.3 million people.
Healthcare cybersecurity is gaining increased attention from the industry and the federal government. The focus is on mandatory cybersecurity performance goals and enhancing the protection of small, underserved healthcare providers, said Greg Garcia, executive director, HSCC.
Most hospitals prioritize cybersecurity but often lack the necessary resources to comply with these goals. The question becomes not about the practices, but the potential barriers to implementation, according to John Riggi at the American Hospital Association.
An Arkansas-based mental and behavioral health services provider is notifying more than 375,000 individuals of a data theft potentially compromising their sensitive personal and medical information. The organization already faces at least one proposed class action lawsuit in the wake of the breach.
Ransomware attacks in healthcare continue to soar, driven by the financial gain attackers receive when hospitals pay ransom. These institutions often find themselves repeatedly targeted due to this willingness to pay, said Josh Wasserman, northeast area vice president, Semperis.
Healthcare organizations are shifting from outdated methods, endless spreadsheets and repetitive requests, in favor of modern, efficient approaches, said Shane Hasert, director of threat research and cyber security standards at ProcessUnity. Hasert described the current state of third-party risk management as...
The American Hospital Association and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center are urging the healthcare sector to step up its supply chain security and resilience as disruptive cyberattacks target critical suppliers, including last week's attack on a Florida-based blood donation center.
Federal regulators smacked an ambulance firm with a $115,200 civil monetary penalty for failing to provide a patient with her requested health records for more than a year. The penalty is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 49th HIPAA "right of access" enforcement action.
ISMG's Healthcare Cybersecurity Summit explored emerging trends and best practices in healthcare cybersecurity, driving conversations around securing patient data and ensuring seamless healthcare system operations amid escalating cyber incidents and technological dependencies.
Pharmaceutical maker Cencora - formerly AmerisourceBergen - in an updated filing this week told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that a Feb. 21 cyberattack resulted in the theft of more data than previously reported - including personal and health information.
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