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Protecto - Secure and HIPAA Compliant Gen AI for Healthcare

May 31, 2024 By Protecto In Protecto
Generative AI is often seen as high risk in healthcare due to the critical importance of patient safety and data privacy. Protecto enables your journey with HIPAA-compliant and secure generative AI solutions, ensuring the highest standards of accuracy, security, and compliance.
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The Crucial Role of Fall Detection in Modern Medical Alert Systems

May 27, 2024 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
As the global population ages, ensuring the safety and well-being of older adults becomes increasingly important. Falls are a major health risk for the elderly, often leading to severe injuries, reduced mobility, and a loss of independence. Fall detection technology, integrated into modern medical alert systems, plays a crucial role in mitigating these risks. This article explores the significance of fall detection, the technology behind it, and its impact on the health and safety of seniors.
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Securing Student Data: TPRM for University Healthcare and Counseling

May 24, 2024 By Leah Sadoian In UpGuard
Universities are increasing their reliance on third-party providers for various services, such as electronic health records, telehealth platforms, insurance billing, and mental health support. While these partnerships enhance business operations and save valuable time, they also introduce significant cybersecurity risks.
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Top 5 cyber security threats in healthcare

May 20, 2024 By Mark Nicholls In Redscan
From email compromise to malware, the healthcare sector is impacted not only by familiar and persistent challenges but also with newly emerging security threats. Drawing on insights from the recent Kroll report, The State of Cyber Defense: Diagnosing Cyber Threats in Healthcare, this article outlines the key threats affecting organisations such as hospitals, health trusts, GP practices and other healthcare bodies.
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Analysis: A new ransomware group emerges from the Change Healthcare cyber attack

May 9, 2024 By Forescout Research - Vedere Labs In Forescout
As the full scope of the Change Healthcare cyber attack and ransomware story unfolds, a new leading gang has emerged known as ‘RansomHub’. This ‘new’ group has been claiming more victims since the massive February ransomware and data breach attack. On April 8, Forescout Research – Vedere Labs obtained samples used by RansomHub affiliates in a separate incident.
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Arctic Wolf

Ascension Healthcare Compromise

May 9, 2024 By Andres Ramos In Arctic Wolf
On May 8, 2024, Ascension Healthcare notified business partners of suspicious activity detected within their systems. They have launched investigations and are actively working on remediation efforts. Consequently, some systems will experience interruptions during this process, such as clinical operations. Ascension is currently working with Mandiant to investigate the compromise and whether sensitive data was affected, if at all.
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HIPAA Compliance For Email

May 7, 2024 By Narendra Sahoo In VISTA InfoSec
In the current era of digital technology, email has become an essential means of communication in the healthcare sector. It helps simplify processes, fosters teamwork, and enhances the quality of patient care. However, it is important that the confidential patient data is kept secure, and all communications are done as per the HIPAA compliance email procedures.
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Securing medical devices: The role of fuzz testing in cybersecurity

May 3, 2024 By Natalia Kazankova In Code Intelligence
In today's digital and interconnected era, the healthcare sector operates in a landscape of security risks. In 2023 alone, the number of vulnerabilities uncovered in medical devices jumped by 59% to 993 issues. Consequently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Commission, and other governmental agencies have issued cybersecurity guidelines for medical devices. Many of these guidelines advocate for fuzz testing as a means of vulnerability detection.
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The Impact of Ransomware on Hospitals and Patient Care with Hannah Neprash, PhD

May 3, 2024 By Rubrik In Rubrik
NEWS: Cyber Security Decoded is now Data Security Decoded! In this episode of the podcast, our host and Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, Steve Stone, is joined by Dr. Hannah Neprash, a health economist whose research focuses on the delivery and financing of healthcare. Steve and Dr. Neprash discuss the findings in Rubrik Zero Labs' new report, “The State of Data Security: Measuring Your Data’s Risk,” and focus on the aspects of the report, specifically calling out the cyber threats and vulnerabilities facing healthcare organizations.
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