Security News

Imprivata collaborates with Microsoft and creates an IAM Cloud Platform for healthcare
2019-05-02 23:40

Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, announced that it will unlock the power of the cloud for clinical users by creating the first end-to-end Identity and Access Management (IAM) Cloud...

Legacy infrastructures and unmanaged devices top security risks in the healthcare industry
2019-04-25 05:15

The proliferation of healthcare IoT devices, along with unpartitioned networks, insufficient access controls and the reliance on legacy systems, has exposed a vulnerable attack surface that can be...

CI Security raises $9.6M to defend healthcare and the public sector from cyber threats
2019-04-23 23:00

CI Security announced it has raised an additional $9.6 million to defend critical services in healthcare and the public sector from cyber threats. The added investment allows CI Security to...

Healthcare Firm EmCare Says 60,000 Employees and Patients Exposed in Breach
2019-04-22 16:51

Dallas, Texas-based firm EmCare Inc disclosed on Saturday that a number of employees' email accounts had been accessed, potentially exposing personal information of almost 60,000 people, including...

Data Breaches in Healthcare Affect More Than Patient Data
2019-04-15 20:03

Blue Cross of Idaho and Palmetto Health Report Financial, Payroll BreachesTwo recent data breaches at organizations in the healthcare sector illustrate that systems beyond those directly related...

Healthcare orgs have to achieve true cybersecurity, not only compliance
2019-04-15 09:25

How many organizations in the healthcare sector are conforming with the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF)?...

Report: Healthcare Is No. 1 - For Breaches
2019-04-12 20:03

New Studies Analyzes Breach Trends and Offers Mitigation AdviceThe healthcare sector was the No. 1 target for major data breaches last year, according to a new report. And the No. 1 cause of...

Coalition crafts healthcare-specific insurance policy
2019-04-12 00:30

Coalition, the leading cyber insurance company for small and midsize businesses, announced comprehensive coverage crafted to protect healthcare companies. Health organizations saw over 15 million...

Hacking healthcare: A call for infosec researchers to probe biomedical devices
2019-04-10 06:11

It is a brave new connected world out there and there is no shortage of cybersecurity risks associated with everything we do. We can’t even be sure that the technologies that keep as alive and...

Groups Offer Ideas for Improving Healthcare Cybersecurity
2019-04-03 20:33

Recommendations Made in Response to Request by Sen. Mark WarnerSeveral industry groups have offered suggestions - ranging from better cyber information sharing to new regulatory "safe harbors" for...