Category: cybersecurity

Former Microsoft exec tapped as AHA cyber deputy

The American Hospital Association has named Scott Gee as its new deputy national advisor for cybersecurity and risk.

Why a Philadelphia health system adopted 'chaos' engineering

Philadelphia-based Main Line Health has made “chaos engineering” a cornerstone of its cybersecurity strategy, CSO Online reported Aug. 23. 

Feds arrest alleged hospital hacker

A federal grand jury has indicted an alleged member of a hacking group that tried to extort hospitals.

Healthcare is ill-equipped for ransomware

In an era where healthcare operations are becoming increasingly digitized, the risks associated with cybersecurity are evolving at a rapid pace.

Everest ransomware group shifts focus to healthcare

The ransomware group known as Everest has begun targeting the healthcare sector.

Georgia hospital hit with ransomware

A Georgia hospital confirmed it fell victim to a ransomware attack.

Ransomware strikes McLaren Health Care again

McLaren Health Care confirmed that its Aug. 6 IT disruption was the result of a ransomware attack.

Hacker accesses health system employee's email

A Connecticut health system is notifying patients that their data may have been exposed after a hacker accessed an employee’s email account.

How a rural hospital responded to the CrowdStrike outage

It took a rural Minnesota health system a week to recover from the recent global IT outage that affected large swaths of the healthcare industry, the Kittson County (Minn.) Enterprise reported.

California hospital back online after May cyberattack

Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group has fully restored operations after a May cyber incident forced the organization to take systems offline.