Building security into connected medical devices

What does cyber security mean for connected medical devices? Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially announced that it formally recognizes UL 2900-2-1. The announcement follows up the FDA’s acceptance last year of UL 2900… Continue reading Building security into connected medical devices

Is Your Healthcare Organization Prepared to Withstand a Data Security Breach?

The most effective way to protect against a data security breach is to develop an immune system around an AI-powered core of security orchestration and analytics tools.

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The Hack React: Testing a SOC Director’s Cybersecurity Incident Response

When Lincoln Healthcare experiences a watering hole attack, security operations center (SOC) director Malcolm Gerhard is tasked with developing a swift cybersecurity incident response. Will he succeed?

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Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force report- June 2017

Recently a report came out from the “Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force”.  This group was formed by Congress as part of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.  The task force is made up of a diverse group from the healthcare industry, taki… Continue reading Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force report- June 2017

Healthcare Sector Suffers From Lack Of Security Professionals

At Source Boston, Josh Corman of the Atlantic Council said that healthcare is suffering from a lack of security talent, devices rife with vulnerabilities, and government incentivizing bad behavior. Continue reading Healthcare Sector Suffers From Lack Of Security Professionals

FDA Demands St. Jude Take Action on Medical Device Security

The FDA sent Abbott Laboratories a warning letter citing that it had inadequately addressed the security of the maligned Merlin@home Transmitter. Continue reading FDA Demands St. Jude Take Action on Medical Device Security

Think tank summarizes what happens to healthcare records after breach

The ICIT, an American cybersecurity research institute, made a case on the importance of healthcare security in an age where the threat landscape is rapidly changing yet medical institutions continually fail or are slow to adapt. As a result, patients … Continue reading Think tank summarizes what happens to healthcare records after breach