Provider boosts cybersecurity infrastructure, training after 2 ransomware attacks
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 29, 2021
Cincinnati-based Episcopal Retirement Services said that it is implementing additional safeguards to its existing cybersecurity infrastructure and enhancing employee cybersecurity training after experiencing...
Survey finds 84 percent of healthcare organizations challenged to recruit cybersecurity staff
By
John Roszkowski
May 09, 2023
Finding and retaining cybersecurity talent are the two greatest barriers facing healthcare companies looking to improve their organization’s cybersecurity preparedness, according to the 2022 HIMSS Healthcare...
New report warns: Russian, North Korean hackers take aim at healthcare industry
By
Christine Birkner
May 18, 2023
Healthcare organizations must remain vigilant against cyber attacks by Russian and North Korean hacker groups, a global advisory firm said.
Ransomware attacks rise 13 percent year over year: Verizon
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2022
Cyber threats are on the rise, according to the Verizon Business 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report.
Business briefs, Dec. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Ransomware attacks lead CMS to issue new IDs to 254K Medicare beneficiaries … CareTrust REIT announces extension, renewal of unsecured revolver … Broadmark Realty Capital declares monthly cash dividend...
2018 Technology Supplement
Jun 12, 2018
2018 IT Supplement updated 062518 Inside: Here’s where the data breaches can be found Focus more efforts on telehealth, feds are told Can robots serve as trustworthy companions? Newcomer Orangeworm...
HHS delivers urgent message for healthcare operators to nix cybersecurity threat
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 04, 2023
A vulnerability in network systems could allow hackers to access private healthcare information by bypassing passwords, HHS warns.
Cybersecurity practices necessary to protect senior living organizations, residents: white paper
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 30, 2020
COVID-19 has changed the technology landscape of senior living, including the use of telehealth, employees working from home and residents using devices to stay in touch with loved ones. But that increased...
PharMerica, BrightSpring data breach ‘does not currently impact operations’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 11, 2023
National long-term care pharmacy PharMerica Corp. and BrightSpring Health Services experienced a cyber breach in late March, a BrightSpring Health Services spokesperson told the McKnight’s Business Daily...
3 ways data could shut down your facility
By
Kyle Taylor
Jul 16, 2018
Today, it’s less of a matter of whether you’ll have a data security breach and more of a matter of when. But if you take steps to mitigate the impact of a breach, then you can recover.