Security News

Singapore's Largest Healthcare Group Hacked, 1.5 Million Patient Records Stolen
2018-07-20 12:33

Singapore's largest healthcare group, SingHealth, has suffered a massive data breach that allowed hackers to snatch personal information on 1.5 million patients who visited SingHealth clinics...

Hackers hold 80,000 healthcare records to ransom
2018-07-20 11:50

CarePartners said its forensic investigation identified 1500 affected records - the hackers say they took 80,000.

Change Healthcare gives payers and providers the keys to cloud security
2018-07-19 14:00

Change Healthcare is providing healthcare leaders the keys to cloud security with Change Healthcare Security Management, which includes a “Bring Your Own Key” (BYOK) service now offered as part of...

Downward Trend in Healthcare Ransomware Attacks May be Temporary
2018-07-17 15:13

Confirming a trend noted by other researchers, a new report from network security firm Cryptonite notes that ransomware incidents have declined over the last six months. read more

ClearDATA launches healthcare compliant cloud offering on Microsoft Azure
2018-07-17 13:30

ClearDATA has launched a healthcare compliant offering for Microsoft Azure. The offering helps healthcare organizations operating on Azure to innovate and scale while maintaining compliance with...

Thales and Device Authority healthcare IoT solution ensures device and data security for medical devices
2018-07-12 16:46

Thales and Device Authority announce a jointly developed solution to ensure the authentication of IoT devices and the confidentiality and integrity of the data they rely on – giving both...

Innovation in healthcare: A hacker’s dream and CISO’s nightmare?
2018-07-11 12:00

It’s hard not to be excited about artificial intelligence and machine learning in pure technology terms, but applying these innovations to the healthcare sector has the potential to do truly great...

Why Cybersecurity Is Critical to Healthcare Innovation
2018-07-09 19:48

Groups Offer Feedback on HHS's Plans for Workgroup Focused on Spurring InvestmentsAs the Department of Health and Human Services explores how to spur innovation and investment in the healthcare...

Should Healthcare Companies Ever be Data Brokers?
2018-06-29 09:33

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: ISMG's Managing Editor, Security and Technology, Jeremy Kirk, details Australia's HealthEngine caught in a data-sharing fiasco.

Colorado's Tougher Breach Law: Healthcare Incidents Included
2018-06-11 21:48

State Law Requires Quicker Notification Than HIPAAStarting Sept. 1, organizations in Colorado must notify victims of breaches of personal information - including health data - within 30 days of...