Search Tag: Cyber Security
Cybersecurity – Preventing the Worst-Case Scenario
2022 23 Dec
As healthcare has become ubiquitously digitised, we have reaped the benefits of more easily accessed and shared patient data. Clinicians know more about their patients’ medical history and have digital tools to better assist in diagnosis and care. But this has also increased our risks. Bad actors and recognising the monetary value of healthcare... Read more
Cybersecurity Risks Arising from Healthcare Employees
2022 29 Mar
Cybersecurity company, Mobile Mentor, and the advisory firm, Center for Generational Kinetics (CGK), found that workers in the healthcare sector are mature, take security seriously, and want to do more to protect patient data. Despite this, the healthcare industry still has Shadow IT issues, poor password hygiene, and inefficient processes for onboarding... Read more
Will Contact Tracing Work?
2020 11 May
Contact tracing has been one of the tools a few governments around the world adopted in their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, with an impressive amount of resources thrown into the development and implementation of this technology. But will it actually work? Not necessarily, say some experts. You may also like: Cyber Hackers Exploit... Read more
Tips to be Protected From Fraud in the Age of Coronavirus
2020 22 Apr
The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spread like wildfire in the U.S., causing panic and chaos among hardest-hit communities. While everyone - individuals, families, businesses, and the government - are busy trying to contain the virus, opportunistic criminals have come out to wreak havoc on an already stressful situation. Scammers prey on... Read more
Keeping Up with COVID-19 Cyber Criminals
2020 21 Apr
Around the world, health systems have to grapple with the unprecedented challenges spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Aggravating the situation is the uptick in cybersecurity threats, an indication of how hackers are taking advantage of the chaos in this time of public health emergency. You might also like: Simulation Predicts COVID-19... Read more
Medical Device Security Health Check from EU
2020 17 Mar
Digital healthcare aims to improve delivery of care and outcomes for patients. However, an upward trend in healthcare cyber attacks has raised concerns about the use of IoT medical devices and patient safety. The technologically fragmented IoT infrastructure, as noted by infosec experts, is a major factor behind the increasing number of attacks.... Read more
Ten Ways to Keep Your Networks Hacker Proof
2020 26 Feb
As healthcare continues to be a target for cyber attacks, the European Union cybersecurity agency the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has issued a guide of recommendations for protecting hospital computer networks. You might also like: Staff Training Urgently Needed for HealthcareCybersecurity Called... Read more