Search Tag: cybersecurity
2024 16 Apr
Twist in the Change Healthcare Cyberattack: New Menace Emerges Across the landscape of healthcare cybersecurity this week, a looming specter of a potential double-extortion attack by RansomHub has emerged concerning Change Healthcare in the wake of the February cyberattack by ALPHV. The narrative surrounding the Change Healthcare breach has...Read more
2024 11 Apr
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's subsidiary, Change Healthcare, has spotlighted the growing attractiveness of the data-rich U.S. healthcare industry to cybercriminals. This incident, which left thousands of doctors, hospitals, and health providers unpaid due to billing system disruptions, has prompted the U.S. Department of Health and Human...Read more
2024 26 Mar
The EU and the Republic of Korea held the second Digital partnership Council in Brussels. The Council was co-chaired by Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton , and by Korean Minister for Science and Information and Communication Technology, Dr. Lee Jong-Ho. During the ministerial meeting, the EU and Korea reaffirmed their...Read more
2024 19 Mar
In the era of digital transformation, cloud data storage has emerged as a vital tool for efficiently managing sensitive patient information in the healthcare sector. However, this convenience comes with a pressing need for stringent security measures to safeguard against unauthorised access and potential breaches. This article explores the complexities...Read more
2024 05 Mar
Recent cyberattacks in France and Romania , as well as the Change Healthcare ransomware, have brought attention to the growing issue of healthcare cybersecurity, and the steps needed to mitigate this risk. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently released a survey presenting insights from 229 healthcare cybersecurity...Read more
2024 14 Feb
In a significant cybersecurity incident, nearly half of France's population had their data exposed in a large-scale cyber attack on the healthcare payment services Viamedis and Almerys. This revelation comes from the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), which announced that both data breaches impacted 33 million people...Read more
2023 14 Dec
The European Union (EU) is set to invest over €760 million in digital transition and cybersecurity, as announced with the recent amendment of the Digital Europe work programmes for 2024 by the Commission. The amended main work programme, with a 2024 budget of almost €549 million, will primarily focus on implementing projects utilizing digital...Read more
2023 02 Oct
Senior cybersecurity representatives from EU Member States, the Commission, and the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) are taking part in a two-day ‘Blueprint Operational Level Exercise’, or Blue OLEx 2023, to test EU preparedness in the event of a cyber-related crisis. This exercise is organised within the framework of the European...Read more
2023 15 Sep
Many private practitioners are deploying information systems in their private medical facilities to take care of various processes such as patient on-boarding, patient record keeping, patient accounts amongst others. However, there is less effort to ensure that these information systems have the necessary controls to safeguard patients records and...Read more
2023 14 Sep
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has signed a contract with a simulation center in Italy—SIMNOVA. They will integrate Sectra's medical education platform, the Sectra Education Portal, into their simulation training program, which recreates the clinical process from start to finish. Practicing in simulated clinical environments...Read more
2023 11 Apr
Greenway Health, a leading health information technology services provider, announced Don Kleoppel as its new Chief Information and Security Officer (CISO). Kleoppel joins the Greenway Executive Leadership Team leading its enterprise security program focusing on cybersecurity, security governance risk and compliance, and security architecture. At...Read more
2023 16 Jan
IT leaders share their thoughts regarding the challenges and opportunities they faced during 2022, including the lessons that were learnt, which can be taken forward to improve the workplace and support IT initiatives. AI solutions have permeated in all manners of workflows, with 94% of the surveyed business leaders reporting that AI is critical...Read more
2022 12 Oct
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra will install the radiology module of its enterprise imaging solution throughout German ANregiomed’s healthcare system, featuring three hospitals and one medical care center. The enterprise-wide solution will facilitate efficient radiology workflows through tools for enhanced reporting...Read more
2022 31 Aug
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra is initiating a new business unit to drive innovation and product development within the area of genomics. In the future, Sectra’s enterprise diagnostic IT platform will be extended to efficiently handle genomics information—a further step in Sectra’s drive towards integrated diagnostics....Read more
2022 15 Jun
As in many sectors, the COVID crisis has substantially changed the way of working, with an increasing need for digital solutions to guaranty continuity of services. The same applies for the medical domain. During the pandemic, clinicians maintained the link with patients, conducting remote consultations, but raising a huge concern with...Read more
2021 12 Mar
A new report from The CyberPeace Institute analyses a variety of recent cyberattacks against the healthcare sector around the world, identifies the predominant threats and provides recommendations for improvement. You might also like: ENISA has released cybersecurity guidelines for hospitals when procuring services,...Read more
2021 25 Feb
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has released cybersecurity guidelines for hospitals when procuring services, products and infrastructure, identifying relevant threats and risks and mapping good practices. You might also like: ENISA director, Juhan Lepassaar, explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has made...Read more
2020 06 Nov
The European Commission has launched IntellIoT , a three-year project with the aim to facilitate remote care provision by hospitals using the Internet of Things. You might also like: Virtual vs. In-Person Care During Pandemic It is expected that through the use of human-centred autonomous technologies, such as biometric...Read more
2020 27 Mar
Cyber hackers are taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to target vaccine facilities with ransomware. While health and healthcare organisations battle the virus, they’re also battling a surge in cyber security threats . WHO is one organisation that has seen attempted cyber attacks double since the start of the virus crisis. A hacker group...Read more
2020 04 Feb
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now among a growing list of countries adopting blockchain technology to improve storage and security of data within the national health system. The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) just recently launched a blockchain-based platform for storing health data, including information on UAE healthcare facilities,...Read more
2020 23 Jan
As the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting continues in Davos , Switzerland, the global private-public organisation has announced four measures to protect up to 1bln consumers in 180 countries against cyber threats. You might also like: Cybersecurity: Key Best Practices for Protecting Health Data Following a year of development...Read more
2019 19 Nov
With digital technology now widely used in healthcare, from doctor appointment scheduling apps to telehealth systems, risks of patient data being hacked have increased immensely. As such, the concept of "patient wellbeing" has evolved to include data privacy and protection. This change is not surprising considering that, given recent high-profile cyberattacks –notably...Read more