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Partners HealthCare CISO on Bolstering Endpoint Security
2018-03-08 17:03

Bolstering endpoint protection is a top security priority at Partners HealthCare this year, says Jigar Kadakia, CISO of the Boston-based integrated health system. What else is on the agenda?

Most healthcare breaches still come from hacking
2018-03-05 13:00

In 2017 the number of individuals affected by breaches within the healthcare sector reached a four-year low. However, 71 percentof breaches in 2017 were due to hacking and IT incidents, and a...

Sizing Up the Role of Deception Technology in Healthcare
2018-03-02 21:33

The new generation of deception technology can play an important role in helping healthcare organizations detect malware, including ransomware, but it requires careful implementation to get the...

Philips Working on Patches for 35 Flaws in Healthcare Product
2018-03-01 18:55

Philips has informed customers that it’s working on patches for dozens of vulnerabilities affecting the company’s IntelliSpace Portal, a visualization and analysis solution designed for healthcare...

The Convergence of Healthcare Innovation and Compliance
2018-02-16 16:48

With advances in big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and more, healthcare is primed to innovate. But do HIPAA, GDPR and other regulatory standards inhibit the ability to innovate?...

Partners HealthCare Breach: Why So Long to Confirm?
2018-02-07 20:18

Malware Incident Took Months to InvestigateA malware incident at Partners HealthCare that was detected last spring but was only recently determined to have exposed patient data illustrates that...

Managing 'Shadow IT' Risks in Healthcare Settings
2018-02-05 21:33

VA OIG Report Spotlights Some of the ChallengesA new report from a Veterans Affairs watchdog agency on a guest Wi-Fi network that was set up at a VA medical center without coordination with VA IT...

Blockchain in Healthcare: The Potential and Limitations
2018-01-23 20:48

Blockchain holds potential for supporting secure health data exchange, but it has limitations that organizations need to keep in mind, says Intel's David Houlding in this in-depth interview on the...

SamSam Ransomware Attacks Hit Healthcare Firms
2018-01-22 18:36

Two SamSam Ransomware Healthcare Attacks, Two Variants, and Two Different Results read more

Nearly Half of the Norway Population Exposed in HealthCare Data Breach
2018-01-22 09:33

Cybercriminals have stolen a massive trove of Norway's healthcare data in a recent data breach, which likely impacts more than half of the nation's population. An unknown hacker or group of...