Privacy & Security

As apps and devices become more ubiquitous, complex and bandwidth-intensive, health systems need a strategy to manage the quality and integrity of their network infrastructures.

Dr. Saif Abed, founding partner and director of cybersecurity advisory services at AbedGraham, writes about the pandemic and its effect on innovation, and cybersecurity.

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) denies claims that the app has failed NHS clinical safety and security test.

An expert in the systems that make up a smart building gives healthcare CIOs and CISOs a lay of the land.

Healthcare IT News staff discuss how security pros are coping with opportunistic attacks. Plus, a recap of the recent HIMSS Digital Webinar featuring HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf and National Coordinator for Health IT Don Rucker.

Rapid Supplier Connect is designed to help health systems and government agencies identify and onboard alternative vendors when certain supplies and PPE are in shortage.

The HIMSS chief clinical officer says technology can be used more effectively to plan for healthcare provision in a second wave of the pandemic and beyond – and that we should not shy away from a proper discussion about the role data is set to play.

Also - Dutch company offers free analysis of COVID-19 CT scans.

Healthcare organizations are using more medical devices that transmit patient data, posing risks for both providers and patients.

Acronis believes it is likely cybercriminals will target government agencies, healthcare facilities and medical professionals treating patients during the COVID-19 crisis.