Category: cybersecurity

Chief privacy officers are expanding their roles to take on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, according to the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

The FBI is warning U.S. critical infrastructure industries about hackers associated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate 161st Specialist Training Center.

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System recently reported a cybersecurity incident that occurred last August.

Less than a quarter of rural hospitals have used a new program that provides free cybersecurity assistance from Microsoft and Google, Nextgov/FCW reported.

An executive from a cybersecurity company that caused a global IT outage that affected hospitals will testify before Congress in September.

Federal officials are warning about a ransomware group that is using phishing tactics to hack healthcare organizations.

Cybersecuirty spending is expected to continue growing as cyberattacks proliferate and organizations safeguard their generative AI platforms, IT consultant Gartner reported. 

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency alongside the FDA and Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center released a new warning Aug. 28 about Iran-based ransomware attacks against U.S.-based entities, including healthcare organizations.

HHS has dropped its appeal of a lawsuit from the American Hospital Association over the use of data trackers on hospital websites.

HHS has appealed a court ruling that disallowed the agency from prohibiting hospital websites’ use of consumer-tracking technology.