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HHS Announces Next Steps in Ongoing Work to Enhance …

(Just Now) WebSuch impacts are preventable – to keep Americans safe, the Biden-Harris Administration is establishing strong cybersecurity standards for health care organizations and enhancing resources to improve cyber resiliency across the health sector, including working with Congress to provide financial support for hospitals. Today’s announcement …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/12/06/hhs-announces-next-steps-ongoing-work-enhance-cybersecurity-health-care-public-health-sectors.html

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UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare Experiencing …

(1 days ago) WebChange Healthcare, which is one of the largest health care technology companies in the United States, Feb. 21 was hit with a cyberattack that began disrupting a number of its systems and services, according to published reports and a statement posted on Change Healthcare’s website. “Change Healthcare is experiencing a cyber security …

https://www.aha.org/advisory/2024-02-22-unitedhealth-groups-change-healthcare-experiencing-cyberattack-could-impact-health-care-providers-and

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Health Care Cybersecurity Challenges and Solutions Under the …

(3 days ago) WebWe provided useful insights to the health sector on cybersecurity issues during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other epidemics or pandemics that may materialize in the future. Keywords: health care, security incidents, root causes, cybersecurity challenges, cybersecurity solutions, COVID-19, pandemics.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8059789/

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NIST Updates Guidance for Health Care Cybersecurity

(3 days ago) WebNIST’s updated guidance is particularly timely as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has noted a rise in cyberattacks affecting health care. NIST is seeking comments on the draft publication until Oct. 5, 2022 (extended from the original deadline of Sept. 21, 2022). One of the main reasons NIST has developed the revision is …

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-updates-guidance-health-care-cybersecurity

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Ascension hospitals continue to reel from cyberattack : Shots

(Just Now) WebCybersecurity breaches of American health care systems have increased in recent years; a 2023 study from the University of Minnesota found that ransomware attacks more than doubled in the five

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/05/23/1253011397/how-the-ascension-cyberattack-is-disrupting-care-at-hospitals

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Cyberattacks on health care—a growing threat - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WebThe more serious vulnerabilities in health care concern resources. The latest survey of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society shows that US health-care organisations allocate an average of 7% of spending to cybersecurity, whereas the average amount spent across sectors is about 11–12%. Unlike the financial service …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01074-2/fulltext

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Latest Health Care Cybersecurity News & Articles

(5 days ago) WebCybersecurity is something that impacts everyone, especially in the field of health care. With protected health information (PHI) and other sensitive data at stake, physicians must take great care in …

https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/cybersecurity

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The importance of cybersecurity in protecting patient safety

(8 days ago) WebFinally, the most important defense is to instill a patient safety-focused culture of cybersecurity. This enables health care organizations to leverage their existing culture of patient care to impart a complementary culture of cybersecurity. A culture of cybersecurity, where the staff members view themselves as proactive defenders of patients

https://www.aha.org/center/cybersecurity-and-risk-advisory-services/importance-cybersecurity-protecting-patient-safety

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Healthcare Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Patient Information

(3 days ago) WebCybersecurity issues in the healthcare industry. Health organizations, large and small, are prime targets for cybercrime. The growing number of healthcare-related cyberattacks is an indication that smaller health providers are falling victim to cybercriminals at an increasing rate.

https://cybersecurityguide.org/industries/healthcare/

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HEALTH INDUSTRY CYBERSECURITY -SECURING TELEHEALTH …

(2 days ago) Webforces create the imperative to address the unique cyber security issues faced by clinicians, patients, and the systems in which they work. The Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) has developed this white paper, the Health Industry Cybersecurity – Securing Telehealth and Telemedicine (HIC-STAT) _ guide,- for the benefit

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2021/04/health-industry-cybersecurity-securing-telehealth-and-telemedicin-april-2021.pdf

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Federal Cybersecurity Efforts Seek to Improve Protection of Health …

(2 days ago) WebHealthcare data breaches affect millions of people every year, and it’s a growing problem. Medical records include financial and personal information that hackers can sell on the dark web and use for various other nefarious purposes. In 2022, healthcare organizations in the United States suffered an average of 1,410 weekly cyberattacks per …

https://journal.ahima.org/page/federal-cybersecurity-efforts-seek-to-improve-protection-of-health-data

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4 Lessons We Learned From The Change Healthcare Cyberattack

(7 days ago) WebWhen the Department of Justice Department filed a lawsuit in 2022 to block UnitedHealth Group’s acquisition of Change Healthcare, the complaint pointed out that Change’s network spanned

https://medcitynews.com/2024/04/change-healthcares-cyberattack-cybersecurity/

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Cybersecurity in Hospitals: A Systematic, Organizational Perspective

(3 days ago) WebBackground. Cybersecurity incidents are a growing threat to the health care industry in general and hospitals in particular. The health care industry has lagged behind other industries in protecting its main stakeholder (ie, patients), and now hospitals must invest considerable capital and effort in protecting their systems.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5996174/

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Healthcare and Public Health Cybersecurity CISA

(7 days ago) WebCISA offers industry best practices and resources on training and exercises, incident response planning, priority telecoms services, cyber resilience, tackling ransomware and much more to help healthcare organizations strengthen their defenses. Recognizing that the nation’s healthcare systems and providers have been under severe resource

https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cybersecurity-best-practices/healthcare

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Healthcare rethinks cybersecurity staffing as threats rise

(1 days ago) WebHealthcare’s cybersecurity challenges have shined a light on how the industry has failed to protect patient data by not dedicating enough resources to address the problem. Health systems and

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/cybersecurity/ascension-cyberattack-it-security-strategies

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Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force - phe.gov

(8 days ago) WebOn June 2, 2017, Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force issued their findings to Congress, demonstrating the urgency and complexity of the ever-changing cybersecurity risks facing the healthcare industry. Their report emphasizes that health care cybersecurity issues are patient safety issues, and calls for a collaborative public and

https://www.phe.gov/preparedness/planning/CyberTF/Pages/default.aspx

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Healthcare Industry Cyber Defense Tactics: Evolving Ahead Of

(Just Now) WebRecent cyberattacks in the healthcare industry highlight the inadequacies of traditional, reactive cybersecurity measures and underscore the importance of proactive strategies. By employing a

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2024/05/23/cyber-defense-tactics-for-the-healthcare-industry-evolving-ahead-of-the-threat/

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Ransomware attack on U.S. health care payment processor ‘most …

(9 days ago) WebFallout from a ransomware attack on the country’s largest health care payment processor is “the most serious incident of its kind leveled against a U.S. health care organization,” American

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ransomware-attack-us-health-care-payment-processor-serious-incident-ki-rcna141322

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Cybersecurity in Healthcare HIMSS

(6 days ago) WebCybersecurity in Healthcare. Cybersecurity in healthcare involves the protecting of electronic information and assets from unauthorized access, use and disclosure. There are three goals of cybersecurity: protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, also known as the “CIA triad.”.

https://www.himss.org/resources/cybersecurity-healthcare

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Ascension Hospitals Reel From Cyberattack, Causing Patient Care …

(1 days ago) WebAscension, one of the nation’s largest medical systems with 140 hospitals in 19 states, has yet to recover from a large-scale cyberattack earlier this month. Lauren Justice for The New York

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/health/cyberattack-ascension-hospitals-patient-data.html

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Improving the Cybersecurity Posture of Healthcare in 2022

(8 days ago) WebAll of these compliance concerns were identified as areas needing improvement in 2020 OCR breach investigations. We owe it to our patients, and industry, to improve our cybersecurity posture in 2022 so that health information is private and secure. Receive the latest updates from the Secretary, Blogs, and News Releases. Encourages …

https://www.hhs.gov/blog/2022/02/28/improving-cybersecurity-posture-healthcare-2022.html

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US healthcare agency to invest $50M in threat detection tools that

(1 days ago) WebLarry Trotter, CEO of Inherent Security, which specializes in healthcare security issues, said the government proposal showed that the agency “wants to take steps in the right direction” but

https://www.csoonline.com/article/2128259/us-healthcare-agency-to-invest-50m-in-threat-detection-tools-that-predict-attackers-next-moves.html

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Cyber security chief says MediSecure data breach is an 'isolated

(3 days ago) WebAustralia's Cyber Security Coordinator says the large-scale ransomware data breach of e-script provider MediSecure was an "isolated" attack but the Australian Medical Association says the size of

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-17/cyber-security-chief-says-medisecure-data-breach-isolated-attack/103860120

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ALPHV's Largest Healthcare Data Breach Affects 15+ Hospitals

(4 days ago) WebALPHV published the largest healthcare data breach threat on September 28, 2023. Cybersecurity Analyst Dominic Alvieri tweeted about the McLaren healthcare cyber attack with the screenshots of ALPHV ransomware group’s dark web portal. Dominic noted that the McLaren Healthcare ransomware attack caused a network of 15 hospitals …

https://thecyberexpress.com/alphv-blackcat-largest-healthcare-data-breach/

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Nurses fed up with Ascension Healthcare security breach issues

(2 days ago) WebMental health issues like stress, depression and anxiety can lead to work-related illnesses, absences and long-term sick leave. Ifeel — a European startup that decided mental health should be

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nurses-fed-ascension-healthcare-security-205817369.html

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What We’re Reading: Bird Flu Vaccine Worries; Birth Risks From …

(7 days ago) WebA recent survey of cybersecurity professionals found that a challenge health care organizations face when handling these threats is hiring qualified cybersecurity talent, with most saying it is

https://www.ajmc.com/view/what-we-re-reading-bird-flu-vaccine-worries-birth-risks-from-heat-waves-cybersecurity-staffing-issues

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HealthTrust Advisory Summit Explores Top Issues Facing Hospital …

(6 days ago) WebExecutives from 16 leading health systems attended the annual event. Presenters, speakers and panelists included prominent experts in healthcare, supply chain, cybersecurity and private equity.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/healthtrust-advisory-summit-explores-top-102500819.html

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Ascension Cyber Attack Leaves Healthcare Sector Reeling

(4 days ago) WebMajor Catholic health system, Ascension, experienced a cyber attack on May 9th which unlocked consumer health data. On May 9, Ascension, the largest nonprofit and Catholic health system in the United States, announced that it fell victim to a major cyber attack. This occurs in the wake of the recent massive Change Healthcare cyber incident.

https://hyperproof.io/resource/ascension-cyber-attack/

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NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect Under Attack - CISA Issues …

(7 days ago) WebThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a security flaw impacting NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-43208 (CVSS score: N/A), concerns a case of unauthenticated remote code …

https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/nextgen-healthcare-mirth-connect-under.html

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Washington Healthcare Update • McGuireWoods Consulting

(6 days ago) WebARPA-H Launches Healthcare Facility Cybersecurity Program. On May 20, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced the launch of the Universal Patching and Remediation for Autonomous Defense Program. The program aims to strengthen hospital cybersecurity systems and address healthcare data security …

https://mwcllc.com/2024/05/28/washington-healthcare-update-may-28/

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Nurses fed up with Ascension Healthcare security breach issues

(4 days ago) WebUpdated: May 27, 2024 / 05:03 PM EDT. INDIANAPOLIS – Ascension Healthcare System is still dealing with the effects of a cyber security breach, impacting medical facilities here in Indianapolis

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/nurses-fed-up-with-ascension-healthcare-security-breach-issues/

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HHS Cybersecurity Task Force Provides New Resources to Help …

(6 days ago) WebHealth Industry Cybersecurity Practices 2023 Edition. The HHS 405(d) Program was developed in response to the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. Under Section 405(d), HHS convened the 405(d) Task Group to enhance cybersecurity and align industry approaches by developing a common set of voluntary, consensus-based, and industry …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/04/17/hhs-cybersecurity-task-force-provides-new-resources-help-address-rising-threat-cyberattacks-health-public-health-sector.html

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The Voice of Healthcare IT in Georgia – Porter Research

(5 days ago) WebThe purpose for this year’s study was to capture and report on the thoughts and opinions of healthcare professionals who are shaping the healthcare IT landscape in Georgia. Among the more than 100 professionals who participated in the survey, the largest group of respondents came from the vendor/consultant community (46%) and hospitals (27%).

https://porterresearch.com/the-voice-of-healthcare-it-in-georgia/

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Pentagon Issues Cybersecurity Reciprocity Playbook - ExecutiveGov

(4 days ago) WebExecutiveGov serves as a news source for the hot topics and issues facing federal government departments and agencies such as Gov 2.0, cybersecurity policy, health IT, green IT and national security.

https://executivegov.com/2024/05/pentagon-issues-cybersecurity-reciprocity-playbook/

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