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Healthcare breach costs soar requiring new thinking for safeguarding data

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In the digital age, data is often referred to as the new oil. Its value lies in the insights it can yield, particularly when it comes to healthcare, where data can help detect diseases, predict patient outcomes and help health professionals personalize treatments. But with the increasing digitization of sensitive health information, there are legitimate […]

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Healthcare breach costs soar requiring new thinking for safeguarding data

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In the digital age, data is often referred to as the new oil. Its value lies in the insights it can yield, particularly when it comes to healthcare, where data can help detect diseases, predict patient outcomes and help health professionals personalize treatments. But with the increasing digitization of sensitive health information, there are legitimate […]

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Cost of a data breach 2023: Healthcare industry impacts

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Data breaches are becoming more costly across all industries, with healthcare in the lead. The 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report analyzes data collected from March 2022 to March 2023. Healthcare remains a top target for online criminal groups. These data breach costs are the highest of any industry and have increased for the […]

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Cyberattackers Target the Latin American Health Care Sector

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Cyberattacks on the healthcare sector are a growing threat in Latin America, and the large amount of confidential data these organizations handle makes these attacks a top concern. The value of healthcare data in the illegal market, such as the personal, medical and financial information of patients and healthcare companies, creates an appealing target for […]

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Cyberattackers Target the Latin American Health Care Sector

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Cyberattacks on the healthcare sector are a growing threat in Latin America, and the large amount of confidential data these organizations handle makes these attacks a top concern. The value of healthcare data in the illegal market, such as the personal, medical and financial information of patients and healthcare companies, creates an appealing target for […]

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Increasingly Sophisticated Cyberattacks Target Healthcare

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It’s rare to see 100% agreement on a survey. But Porter Research found consensus from business leaders across the provider, payer and pharmaceutical/life sciences industries. Every single person agreed that “growing hacker sophistication” is the primary driver behind the increase in ransomware attacks. In response to the findings, the American Hospital Association told Porter Research, […]

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Incident Response for Health Care IT: Differences and Drivers

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Threat actors continue to target the health care industry. IBM’s Threat Intelligence Index for 2022 rates the industry as the sixth most targeted. That puts it close behind the energy and retail and wholesale sectors. Certain regions seem to be more prone to attack as well. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 39% of all health […]

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Hospital Ransomware Attack: Here’s What a Cybersecurity Success Story Sounds Like 

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Major ransomware attacks are scary, but against hospitals, they are even worse. One notable attack in August 2021 forced Ohio’s Memorial Health System emergency room to shut down (patients were diverted to other hospitals). In all hospital attacks, the health, safety, privacy and lives of patients face risk. But this incident also shows that whether targets […]

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Understanding the Cyber Risk Exposures Within the Health Care Industry

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The health care industry is one of the most popular and lucrative targets for cyberattacks and malicious activity. Health care organizations always present as an attractive proposition to hackers as they possess high volumes of sensitive information about patients and rely on highly vulnerable medical devices. Advancements in medical procedures and the growth in digital […]

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Roundup: Health Care Data Breaches and Defenses in the News

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Health care data continues to be a prime target for cyber attacks. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts the health care industry will fall victim to two to three times more cyber attacks in 2021 than other industries. Successful cyber attacks compromise both patient safety and the public’s trust. But why, exactly, is health care such an attractive […]

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