Don’t Be Held for Ransom: Five Strategies to Secure Healthcare Data Against Cyberattacks

Basic best practices, such as backing up data, patching vulnerable systems, segmenting networks, whitelisting apps and training employees, are the keys to protecting healthcare data from ransomware.

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Managing More Medical Images Than Ever? Learn How to Better Protect Them

If not properly secured, many of the systems health care organizations use to store and share medical images could be exploited to expose patients’ PHI.

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Managing More Medical Images Than Ever? Learn How to Better Protect Them

If not properly secured, many of the systems health care organizations use to store and share medical images could be exploited to expose patients’ PHI.

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Securing Medical Devices in the Age of the IoT

Both health care IT professionals and device manufacturers are responsible for securing medical devices in light of emerging IoT threats.

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Increased Awareness Is the Best Cure for Health Care Security Risks

Many health care security risks stem from insufficient leadership and limited resources, which can often be attributed to a lack of security awareness.

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BloomAPI locks down $2.4M to fix medical record releases

 Seattle-based BloomAPI is announcing a $2.4 million seed round this morning for its solution to the broken medical records release process. It’s no secret that the entire US healthcare system is held back by antiquated technology — but unlike many competitors, BloomAPI offers a solution that works with, and not against, the old school technologies that are still the unfortunate… Read More Continue reading BloomAPI locks down $2.4M to fix medical record releases

Maintaining CIA to Keep Health Care Security Threats at Bay

Health care security threats that compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical data can force hospitals to halt operations.

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Please stop posting your X-rays to social media

Many people post unredacted medical images to Twitter and Instagram. They shouldn’t because the details included on the image often can compromise personal identity online and in rare instances, lead to a possible attack on an exposed piece of medical… Continue reading Please stop posting your X-rays to social media