New York-based One Brooklyn Health is slowly recovering from a cybersecurity incident detected on Nov. 19 that disrupted a variety of IT systems at its three safety-net hospitals and other care facilities. The organization's CEO says there has been progress in investigation and remediation.
Four major cloud providers - AWS, Google, Microsoft and Oracle – will participate in a $9 billion U.S. Department of Defense remote computing contract, marking a departure from an earlier winner-take-all approach that ended up in court and slowed the DoD's cloud transformation program for years.
Especially for healthcare organizations, repelling ransomware attacks hinges on having robust monitoring and defenses in place to spot the signs of an unfolding attack and shut it down before crypto-locking malware gets unleashed, says Peter Mackenzie, director of incident response at Sophos.
This week's edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses the mistakes enterprises commonly make when building ransomware defenses, the cybersecurity capabilities being built by the U.S. Department of Energy, and the first female CEO at Securonix - one of only a handful in the vendor community.
Data management, supply chain assurance and regulatory evolution are among the topics touched upon in this look at the year ahead with Troy Leach, chief strategy officer of the Cloud Security Alliance. Find out what trends Leach is watching and the predictions he makes for 2023.
Patients of at least seven hospitals affiliated with CommonSpirit have been affected by a data breach involving the Chicago-based hospital chain's October ransomware incident. None of the affected hospitals appear to have filed a breach report with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
As a former Division 1 athlete and coach, security leader Ty Howard learned that "repetition" and "being relentless" are keys to success and were invaluable lessons for his career as a CISO. He shares how camaraderie and professional growth help inspire his team and collaboration with the IT group.
The prospect of attackers using voice impersonation, deepfake technologies and misinformation against healthcare sector entities is a serious threat that entities need to be closely monitoring, says Dave Summit, vice president of cybersecurity at Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute.
Governance issues for public sector CISOs tend to focus more on shifting culture rather than maximizing efficiency for shareholders, as is expected from private sector security leaders. City of Phoenix CISO Shannon Lawson shares why good communication is crucial when a city council is involved.
Medical providers are facing growing data security and privacy threats from their trusted partners - a wide array of business associates from medical records software firms to debt collection agencies. Learn why breaches are up 102% and what providers can do to defend against them.
With the surge in ransomware and other major hacking incidents affecting third-party suppliers, it is more critical than ever for healthcare sector entities to diligently scrutinize threats and risks involving their vendors, says Denise Anderson, president and CEO of the Health-ISAC.
Web3 companies are under attack by cybercriminals all year. After a compromise occurs, how should organizations respond? In Part 2 of this interview, Martin Derka of Web3 security firm Quantstamp discusses short-term and long-term mitigation steps and how to defend against cryptocurrency theft.
Based on known ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector, here's good news: The volume of attacks seems to have declined, says Allan Liska, a principal intelligence analyst at Recorded Future. Unfortunately, most such attacks not only trigger downtime but include the theft of patient data.
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new proposed rule to better align the HIPAA privacy and breach notification rules with regulations involving the confidentiality of records pertaining to patients receiving treatment for substance use disorders.
Healthcare providers and their vendors often fear federal regulatory action, but do fines and corrective action many any difference at all? As breach cases have nearly doubled since 2018, federal fines dropped 93% in 2022, and some say the agency is understaffed and crippled by legal challenges.
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