Security News

For Sale: Admin Access Credentials to Healthcare Systems
2019-09-13 19:18

Cybercriminals are "upping their game" by stealing and then auctioning off on the dark web administrative access credentials to healthcare organizations' clinician and patient portals, says Etay...

Cybercriminals shop for admin access to healthcare portals
2019-09-13 19:07

Administrator access to backend systems is becoming the holy grail for attackers.

A New Credential for Healthcare Security Leaders
2019-08-12 19:03

A new professional credential aims to help healthcare organizations bolster their security leadership bench strength, says William Brad Marsh, co-chair of a committee that developed the certification.

ClearDATA launches SaaS Solution for healthcare orgs to track patient records within Kubernetes
2019-08-05 02:30

ClearDATA, the leader in healthcare public cloud security and compliance, announced a new multi-cloud software offering, ClearDATA Locate, enabling healthcare organizations to build a more...

AMCA Breach: Many More Impacted Healthcare Firms Come Forward
2019-07-22 16:19

Many more healthcare companies in the United States published press releases last week to inform customers that they had been impacted by the data breach suffered by the American Medical...

Healthcare’s blind spot: Unmanaged IoT and medical devices
2019-07-22 05:45

From imaging to monitoring systems, infusion pumps to therapeutic lasers and life support machines, medical devices are used to improve and streamline patient care. Many of these are networked and...

Why 70% of healthcare orgs have suffered data breaches
2019-07-17 13:50

Digital transformation initiatives bring a slew of data privacy concerns to US health organizations, according to a Thales report.

Yearly hidden costs of managing vendor risk? $3.8 million per healthcare provider
2019-07-16 05:00

The inability to adequately assess and understand the risks that vendors pose is becoming incredibly costly to healthcare providers, according to a new report by Censinet and the Ponemon...

How well are healthcare organizations protecting patient information?
2019-07-15 05:00

Healthcare organizations have high levels of confidence in their cybersecurity preparedness despite most of them using only basic user authentication methods in the face of an increasing number of...