Healthcare cybersecurity trends: Organizations not quite ready to deal with threats

Protected Harbor announced the launch of its latest whitepaper on healthcare cybersecurity which offers readers an insight into evolving healthcare data breach patterns, predictive threats for 2022, and a playbook on how to increase IT durability to st… Continue reading Healthcare cybersecurity trends: Organizations not quite ready to deal with threats

Model contract language for medical technology cybersecurity published

Medical technology companies and health delivery organizations have a new template for agreeing on cybersecurity contractual terms and conditions to reduce cost, complexity and time in the contracting process and improve patient safety. Published by th… Continue reading Model contract language for medical technology cybersecurity published

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission pushed some major policies into law. So what now?

A little more than a year removed from its role in advancing some of the most significant cybersecurity legislation ever enacted, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission is transforming into version 2.0 of itself. With some of its key recommendations now law — such as the creation of the Office of the National Cyber Director in the White House — the remnant of the congressionally created panel is turning its attention to tracking how those ideas are implemented, while studying some of the issues it didn’t get to fully examine before releasing its final report. Those areas of study include protecting the water, maritime transport and health care sectors, as well as strengthening the federal and private sector workforce and ensuring plans to avert disruptions to the economy caused by cyberattacks. Now housed within the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) think tank, the commission’s 2.0 work should take another two years, […]

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How to keep your medical device IP safe from cyber attacks

Guarding intellectual property (IP) has always been a priority for medical device manufacturers as competitors and even nation states are constantly trying to compromise or steal IP. For example, in January 2019, a Chinese national who stole secrets wh… Continue reading How to keep your medical device IP safe from cyber attacks

Help Net Security: Healthcare Cybersecurity Report has been released

Our newest report takes a closer look at one of the most targeted industries today – healthcare. As exhausted healthcare professionals struggle with an extraordinary situation, their IT departments face critical skills and staffing shortages. Rou… Continue reading Help Net Security: Healthcare Cybersecurity Report has been released

Supply chain shortages create a cybersecurity nightmare

The White House has recently issued alerts noting that many manufacturers suffer from disrupted supply chains, and rebuilding supply chains is a major priority. Some analysts are suggesting that many months, and perhaps years are likely to transpire be… Continue reading Supply chain shortages create a cybersecurity nightmare

Attacks against health plans up nearly 35%

Critical Insight announced the release of a report which analyzes ​​breach data reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by healthcare organizations. As we entered the second year of the pandemic in 2021, healthcare systems found th… Continue reading Attacks against health plans up nearly 35%