Privacy & Security

Dark monitors on a desk and more on a dresser
By Andrea Fox 01:36 pm December 31, 2024
Protected health information from Ocean State's online health and human services platform may be part of the cache of personal data posted to the dark web.
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By Nathan Eddy 10:23 am December 31, 2024
That has culminated in an estimated $21.9 billion in downtime losses over the past six years, a new report shows, with medical organizations experiencing 17 days of downtime per incident, on average.
Hospital colleagues share article on tablet
By Mike Miliard 10:09 am December 31, 2024
This past year was a busy one, with new policy changes, cybersecurity challenges, EHR optimization advancements, innovations in patient care and, yes, a whole lot of AI.
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By Andrea Fox 05:22 pm December 30, 2024
It was another record-breaking year for healthcare cyberattacks, and healthcare providers' network servers were again prime targets for hackers.
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By Andrea Fox 10:41 am December 30, 2024
The agency seeks to make its first HIPAA Security Rule update since 2013 to clarify what health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, providers and their business associates must do to protect the security of electronic protected health information.
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By Nathan Eddy 03:25 pm December 26, 2024
"The usage of AI and automatic vulnerability scanning performed by the attackers allows them to find an exposed IoT device and conduct an attack on it much quicker than they used to be able to," says one security researcher in a new report.
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By Nathan Eddy 10:46 am December 26, 2024
A cyberattack on May 8 against healthcare giant Ascension resulted in the medical data of 5.6 million customers being exposed, according to a filing with the Maine attorney general’s office
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By 09:15 am December 26, 2024
A large children’s hospital is seeing significant cost and time savings after implementing RFID to track high-value medications.
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By Mike Miliard 10:50 am December 19, 2024
The Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act, introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly, offers statutory protections for HC3 and funds a grant program to help small and medium-sized hospitals bolster their defenses, among other provisions.