by kcarten | Sep 12, 2022 | News, Ransomware
American Hospital Association, September 12, 2022 The FBI today released recommendations to help protect medical devices from cyberattacks that can threaten health care operations, patient safety, and data privacy and integrity, citing a growing number of unpatched...
by kcarten | Sep 12, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Becker’s Health IT, September 12, 2022 Ransomware and other cyberattacks are part of our world, and health system CIOs need to be prepared for them. Aaron Weismann, chief information security officer at Main Line Health system in Radnor Township, Pa., stopped by...
by kcarten | Sep 12, 2022 | News, Ransomware
SC Media, September 12, 2022 A ransomware attack deployed against OakBend Medical Center on Sept. 1 caused communication issues and IT disruptions. The Texas hospital is operating under electronic health record downtime procedures as it works to rebuild, according to...
by kcarten | Sep 11, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Info Security, September 11, 2022 A recent report, which surveyed 641 healthcare IT and security practitioners, found that 89% of them experienced an average of 43 attacks in the past 12 months, with more than 20% suffering one of the following types of attacks: cloud...
by kcarten | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Healthcare Dive, September 8, 2022 Companies that process payments for physician groups, hospitals and other healthcare providers are more vulnerable to hacks, information system breaches and ransom demands than their peers in other segments of the industry,...
by kcarten | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Health IT Security, September 8, 2022 Along with documented financial losses and reputational harm, healthcare cyberattacks have been known to endanger patient safety and adversely impact care delivery. Read Health IT Security article.