Category: cybersecurity

The MOVEit data breach that has affected millions of people across a variety of industries has claimed another health system victim.

As hospitals and health systems connect more medical devices to their IT networks, they are turning to Internet of Things security programs to shield them from hackers. Here are the top seven healthcare IoT security vendors, according to a July 11 KLAS…

The healthcare industry is suffering from a cybersecurity workforce shortage as it has been harder for organizations to recruit, train and retain skilled cybersecurity employees, but hospital and health system chief information security officers told B…

Data theft from an external storage location affected Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare hospitals across 19 states.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System are facing a patient-led lawsuit that alleges the health system failed to protect patients’ health information when it was compromised due to a ransomware attack on a software vulnerability cal…

The number of people caught up in healthcare data breaches this year is already approaching 2022 levels, Politico reported July 10.

A data breach at Asheville, N.C.-based Charles George VA Medical Center has compromised the protected health information of 1,541 patients, Fox Carolina reported July 9. 

After a small drop in ransomware attacks early in 2023, hospitals have recently been experiencing more of the hacks, Chief Healthcare Executive reported July 10.

As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with a rise in ransomware attacks and cybersecurity labor shortages, organizations must think outside the box and find people that they can train into cybersecurity professionals, Greg Garneau, chief …

An unauthorized party stole patient data from Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and posted it to an online forum.