Security News

How hospitals can use AI to fight medical device hacking
2018-11-28 16:54

Ben-Gurion University researchers developed a device-focused cybersecurity solution to act as a last line of defense to protect patients.

The current state of cybersecurity in the connected hospital
2018-11-27 03:15

Abbott and The Chertoff Group released a white paper that shares key findings from a recent study of 300 physicians and 100 hospital administrators on cybersecurity challenges in the hospital...

Texas Hospital Catches Dharma Ransomware Infection
2018-11-19 13:18

Altus Baytown Hospital Among Latest Healthcare Cyberattack VictimsAn attack on Altus Baytown Hospital in Texas is the latest ransomware incident reported to federal regulators as a health data...

Texas Hospital Hit With Dharma Ransomware Attack
2018-11-16 20:20

Altus Baytown Hospital Among Latest Healthcare Cyberattack VictimsAn attack on Altus Baytown Hospital in Texas is the latest ransomware incident reported to federal regulators as a health data...

Spooky miasmic gas bricks hospital iPhones (mwah ha ha ha)
2018-10-31 17:34

Apple devices haunted by helium.

Hospitals Fined $1 Million After TV Crews Film Patients
2018-09-20 19:48

HHS Slaps Three Boston Hospitals With HIPAA PenaltiesHIPAA privacy violations can come in many forms. Case in point: Federal regulators have smacked three Boston hospitals with settlements...

Hospital Insider PHI Theft Case: Lessons to Learn
2018-09-18 21:18

Experts Offer Insights on Preventive MeasuresA case involving alleged insider theft of protected health information from a hospital in New York illustrates why healthcare organizations need to...

If it doesn't need to be connected, don't: Nurse prescribes meds for sickly hospital infosec
2018-08-23 04:56

Pro shares healthcare horror stories BSides Manchester A children's nurse prescribed hospitals ways to improve their computer security at the BSides conference in Manchester, England, earlier this month.…

300,000 Records Found at Hospital Slated for Demolition
2018-08-08 19:47

Documents Discovered Four Years After Hospital Moved to New FacilitiesDocuments containing information on more than 300,000 patients were recently discovered on the former campus of a Missouri...

Guilty! Court sinks children’s hospital attacker found stranded on a boat
2018-08-06 11:59

Martin Gottesfeld set off DDoS attacks against hospitals in #opJustina, fled the country in a boat, and had to be rescued by a Disney ship.