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In this Help Net Security interview, Brett Harris, Cybersecurity Officer for the Americas at Siemens Healthineers, discusses the long-term impacts of cyberattacks on healthcare institutions and what healthcare providers can do to protect patients' personal data and medical devices. Could you elaborate on the long-term impacts of significant cyberattacks on healthcare institutions?
In this Help Net Security interview, Ken Briggs, General Counsel at Salucro, discusses how fostering a culture of security awareness has become paramount for healthcare organizations. Considering the recent trends in cybersecurity, such as the rise of cloud computing and remote work, what considerations should healthcare organizations keep in mind to maintain a strong security posture? How can they balance convenience and accessibility with the need for robust security measures?
"Based on the investigation, it was determined that information potentially accessed in the incident varied for each individual and may have included personal, medical, health insurance or financial information, and in some limited cases, Social Security numbers," according to a notice on Apria's website. The healthcare biz also provided more details about what happened in a data security breach notification letter sent to 1,869,598 people.
As digital transformation revolutionizes the healthcare industry, its use of API technology is skyrocketing. APIs, which help users and apps interact and exchange information, are essential tools for healthcare systems striving to achieve greater interoperability.
Volumes are increasing rapidly, and so is the complexity of the digital storage facilities: healthcare providers today house patient information on multiple data platforms such as on-premises servers, electronic health record systems and public/private cloud services. What's more, modern healthcare environments also span sophisticated medical systems and Internet of Things devices that are interconnected with each other and, in some cases, externally to the internet.
This article will outline some of the ways CISOs in the healthcare sector can automate cloud security controls and integrate those controls into standard deployment cycles. There are many cloud security frameworks and best practices.
Independent Living Systems, a Miami-based healthcare administration and managed care solutions provider, suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of 4,226,508 individuals. The number of impacted individuals makes this the largest data breach in the healthcare sector disclosed this year.
Investing in digital identity can improve security, increase clinical productivity, and boost healthcare's bottom line. From a clinical perspective, digital identity makes accessing technology completely transparent - invisible even.
The number of data breaches affecting healthcare providers declined in the second half of 2022, consistent with a downward trend over the past two years, according to Critical Insight. Healthcare industry sees a decrease in data breaches.
The healthcare provider giant said on Monday that Fortra issued an alert saying that it had "Experienced a security incident" leading to some CHS data being compromised. A subsequent investigation revealed that the resulting data breach affected the personal and health information of up to 1 million patients.