Privacy & Security

Meanwhile, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency flagged a pair of device vulnerabilities and a "highly sophisticated" attack affected the records of 213K individuals.

Responding to what they say is a "critical time" for cybersecurity, the two companies plan to build an "end-to-end security operations suite" by integrating Mandiant Advantage SaaS platform with the Google Cloud security portfolio.

Chris Bowen, CISO and founder of ClearDATA, offers provider CISOs and CIOs advice in a wide-ranging interview with Healthcare IT News.

Healthcare organizations are looking beyond point solutions for the agility to address unexpected challenges.

Representatives for the Department of Veterans Affairs said that there are no known patient safety issues because of the issue, but records may have been affected.

At HIMSS22, an infosec leader from Visiting Nurse Services of New York will describe the special risk mitigation efforts it has deployed as it undergoes organizational change and builds a secure IT system for the future.

Stuart Hanson, CEO of Avaneer Health, discusses healthcare's hesitancy to adopt blockchain, highlights some of its best potential use cases and predicts what might be next for distributed ledger technology in 2022 and beyond.

Fears that healthcare IT systems could be vulnerable to attack. 

The American Hospital Association raised concerns that health systems could be targeted directly or experience collateral damage.

This week's top stories include HHS' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center cautioning about potential cybersecurity risks of EHRs, and, in a show of bipartisan support, more than 60 U.S. Senators ask the CMS to keep MA rates stable.