Articles Tagged With: cybersecurity
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Killnet Group Targets U.S. Hospitals with Cyberattacks
Hospitals and health systems should review their defenses against the cyber breach known as Distributed Denial of Service in response to threats from the pro-Russia hacktivist group known as Killnet. More than a dozen hospitals have been hit by Killnet attacks, taking down forward-facing webpages and breaching protected health information.
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U.S., South Korea Partner on Stopping Ransomware That Targets Healthcare Sector
The two governments issued tips to protect against alleged North Korean-backed ransomware activity.
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Three Steps to Better Cybersecurity
Healthcare organizations that are reactive rather than proactive with cybersecurity are especially vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Staying proactive is about much more than developing and implementing an incident response to comply with HIPAA.
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CommonSpirit Ransomware Attack Holds Lessons for Cybersecurity
A ransomware attack on a large health system forced it to shut down electronic health records and cancel appointments — and there are indications it may have threatened patient safety. Hackers might have exploited weaknesses that resulted from a series of mergers and acquisitions.
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Paying Ransom Is a Loser’s Game
Healthcare organizations have paid ransom to regain access to their computer systems, but that is a bad move, experts say.
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Providers Can Take Action to Help Prevent Doxing
Increasingly, doctors who provide abortion care are being harassed and vilified through doxing — the online dissemination of their personal information. From July to December 2018, researchers studied a sample of documents posted on an anti-abortion website and found a large percentage of photographs, home addresses, bankruptcy documents, and other personal information.
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Abortion Providers and Patients Under Threat of Privacy Breaches
Reproductive health providers and people seeking abortion care need only look at the not-so-distant past in the United States to predict a future in which their privacy is in legal and physical jeopardy. Physicians who perform legal abortions also face privacy breaches that place the providers and families at risk from doxing, threats, and other harms.
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Take Stock of Your Cybersecurity on Data Privacy Day
Part of building patient trust is ensuring personal information remains private and protected.
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Feds Issue Warning on Cybersecurity Vulnerability
Insiders urge healthcare organizations to take immediate action to correct flaw.
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Cyberattacks Increasing Since Pandemic Began
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the healthcare industry has seen a significant rise in cyberattacks. The combination of the pandemic’s effects — crowded facilities, expanded telehealth usage, exhausted workers — with more reliance on medical devices has left the industry vulnerable to cybercriminals.