Privacy & Security

Manufacturers must also work to continually assess new cyber risks to the medical devices on the market.

Healthcare attorney Matthew Fisher on how providers can work toward better compliance policies and avoid common mistakes.

Cyberintelligence experts, prominent infosec pros and an HHS official all agree – health org’s need to share information security information now.

Implement system back-ups and conduct realistic exercises in order to stay prepared, experts say.

Vulnerabilities were found in three versions of its wireless syringe infusion pumps and will issue a resolution in January 2018 with the release of a new model.

These are the steps infosec pros should be taking today.

Older devices are often most at-risk because some were not originally designed to be connected devices.

Michael Daniel said cyberspace operates under different rules that demand new security model.

Cybercriminals are capable of shutting down governments and electrical grids, highlighting what’s to come for the healthcare industry, according to MIT professor.

Matt Fisher, partner and chair of the health law group at Mirick O'Connell, says hospitals need to  know the facts about HIPAA compliance (it does not gurantee security), risk analysis (it shouldn't necessarily be done alone), business associate agreements (read them, don't just sign them) and cyber insurance (it's not a panacea).