Privacy & Security

Ransomware is the last step before threat actors get paid, so Armor Cloud Security's approach to stopping attacks from succeeding is to "secure left," says Chief Security Officer Chris Stouff.

 The relaxation of regulations around telemedicine has undoubtedly made it easier for patients to access virtual care – but has also presented new privacy risks.

As COVID-19 wreaked havoc at health systems worldwide, hackers and bad actors were all too happy to take advantage of the confusion and expanded attack surface – in a new "cyberpandemic" that shows no sign of abating.

Breached network management software vendor SolarWinds has also listed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Blue Cross Blue Shield as customers.

IoT cybersecurity firm Sternum CEO Natali Tshuva discusses the dangers of unsecured medical devices – and how patient trust can be restored with manufacturer transparency.

This week's top stories include the vaccine distribution pipeline facing serious cybersecurity risks as the rollout begins in the UK, and Google unveiling a new research app that shows participants how their data is driving health insights.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested that states share information about individuals who receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The new proposed rule would "break down barriers that have stood in the way of commonsense care coordination and value-based arrangements for far too long," says HHS Secretary Alex Azar.

Discovered by CyberMDX, the flaw, MDhex-Ray, could allow remote exploits that would compromise connected radiology devices – enabling access to and potential manipulation of protected health data.

From the "cold chain" to clinicians' devices at the point of care, the roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine presents bad actors with a wide array of vulnerable targets.