Privacy & Security

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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.
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By Jeff Lagasse 10:53 am December 18, 2024
The shutdown disrupted critical healthcare services across the state and exposed Nebraskans' PHI, the lawsuit alleges.
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By Bill Siwicki 10:51 am December 18, 2024
Vijayashree Natarajan, SVP and head of technology at Omega Healthcare, predicts these three areas of health IT will be key next year – and explains why.
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By Adam Ang 02:21 am December 09, 2024
It has also been validated for Stage 7 of the HIMSS INFRAM.
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By Bill Siwicki 10:39 am December 06, 2024
Scott Alldridge, author of "VisibleOps Cybersecurity: Enhancing Your Cybersecurity Posture with Practical Guidance," discusses Zero Trust and micro-segmentation, leadership’s role, proactive threat management, and more.
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By Mike Miliard 09:52 am December 06, 2024
The safety nonprofit says artificial intelligence models that aren't properly evaluated and deployed are a big concern for 2025. Others include home health technology and hospital infusion system vulnerabilities.