Security News

Why Some Healthcare Entities Pay Ransoms
2018-01-17 20:48

Indiana Hospital Pays After Ransomware Attack, Citing Time Needed to Restore SystemsA recent incident involving an Indiana hospital that publicly admitted to paying a $55,000 ransom to unlock data...

Is Healthcare Ready to Comply With GDPR?
2018-01-16 11:48

This edition of the ISMG Security Report takes a look at how ready healthcare organizations are for GDPR compliance. Also featured: comments from Alberto Yepez of Trident Capital on the 2018...

One in five healthcare pros have experienced patient data breaches
2018-01-12 13:00

According to a recent University of Phoenix College of Health Professions online survey of 504 registered nurses and administrative staff, only a quarter of registered nurses have seen changes in...

GDPR: What US Healthcare Entities Need to Know
2018-01-10 14:22

Under what circumstances must a U.S. healthcare provider comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, which will be enforced beginning in May? In an in-depth interview,...

Healthcare breaches involving ransomware increase year-over-year
2018-01-08 13:00

2017 has been a very challenging year for healthcare institutions as these organizations remain under sustained attack by cybercriminals that continue to target their networks. End of year...

Healthcare organizations and the cloud: Benefits, risks, and security best practices
2018-01-02 13:35

Healthcare organizations are moving their business-critical applications and workloads to the cloud, and while there are many benefits (lower costs, added flexibility and greater scalability),...

Why Healthcare Cybersecurity Spending Is Rising
2017-12-28 09:03

Ira "Gus" Hunt, a security expert who was formerly CTO at the CIA, analyzes why many large healthcare provider organizations plan to boost cybersecurity spending in 2018 and discusses the role of...

A CIO Discusses Top 2018 Security Challenges in Healthcare
2017-12-26 10:18

Curt Kwak, CIO of Proliance Surgeons, a large Washington state surgery practice, discusses top security challenges and priorities for the new year in this in-depth interview.

Assessing the ISMG Healthcare Security Summit
2017-11-21 11:03

HealthcareInfoSecurity Executive Editor Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reflects on the just-concluded ISMG Healthcare Security Summit in New York in the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also,...