Search Tag: cybersecurity
2025 04 Mar
As healthcare rapidly evolves with advancements in artificial intelligence, virtual care and data-driven decision-making, provider organisations face the challenge of modernising their IT infrastructure while managing legacy systems. Full-scale replacements are often infeasible due to costs and operational risks, making a phased, strategic approach...Read more
2025 03 Mar
KPMG's Global Tech Report: Healthcare Insights highlights the ongoing digital transformation in the healthcare sector, which is driven by technological advancements, data integration and artificial intelligence. These innovations offer opportunities to enhance patient experiences, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. However, healthcare...Read more
2025 03 Mar
KPMG's Global Tech Report: Healthcare Insights highlights the ongoing digital transformation in the healthcare sector, which is driven by technological advancements, data integration and artificial intelligence. These innovations offer opportunities to enhance patient experiences, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. However, healthcare...Read more
2024 30 Nov
The digital age has brought unprecedented business opportunities but has also introduced significant risks. With the cost of data breaches reaching an average of €4.22 million ($4.45 million), protecting sensitive information is no longer just a technical challenge but a strategic imperative. The threat landscape is increasingly complex, fuelled...Read more
2024 30 Nov
The digital age has brought unprecedented business opportunities but has also introduced significant risks. With the cost of data breaches reaching an average of €4.22 million ($4.45 million), protecting sensitive information is no longer just a technical challenge but a strategic imperative. The threat landscape is increasingly complex, fuelled...Read more
2024 02 Oct
In today's rapidly advancing world of healthcare technology, organisations are often focused on the latest innovations. Whether it's artificial intelligence, telemedicine, or advanced diagnostic tools, new technologies promise improved patient care and operational efficiency. However, while excitement surrounds these advancements, an equally critical...Read more
2024 01 Oct
The healthcare industry, often at the forefront of technological innovation, faces significant cybersecurity threats. These dangers are exacerbated by the rapid evolution of social engineering attacks, a method that manipulates human psychology to gain unauthorised access to sensitive information. While terms like “phishing” are now common in...Read more
2024 01 Oct
The healthcare industry, often at the forefront of technological innovation, faces significant cybersecurity threats. These dangers are exacerbated by the rapid evolution of social engineering attacks, a method that manipulates human psychology to gain unauthorised access to sensitive information. While terms like “phishing” are now common in...Read more
2024 24 Sep
The healthcare industry has witnessed significant shifts in IT investment strategies following the Covid-19 pandemic. Both providers and payers have prioritised technology advancements to mitigate operational disruptions and enhance care delivery. With a growing focus on return on investment (ROI), technology solutions such as cybersecurity and...Read more
2024 02 Sep
In the modern world, few industries have been as beleaguered by inefficiencies, high costs, and burnout as healthcare. To add to these challenges, healthcare has once again retained an undesirable title: the industry with the most expensive data breaches. According to the latest research from IBM and the Ponemon Institute, healthcare organisations...Read more
2024 02 Sep
In the modern world, few industries have been as beleaguered by inefficiencies, high costs, and burnout as healthcare. To add to these challenges, healthcare has once again retained an undesirable title: the industry with the most expensive data breaches. According to the latest research from IBM and the Ponemon Institute, healthcare organisations...Read more
2024 02 Sep
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth, one of the largest healthcare processors in the United States, served as a grim reminder of the vulnerabilities that healthcare organisations face. The attack not only exposed patient records but also disrupted the broader healthcare ecosystem, causing delays in prescriptions, insurance claims, and patient...Read more
2024 02 Sep
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth, one of the largest healthcare processors in the United States, served as a grim reminder of the vulnerabilities that healthcare organisations face. The attack not only exposed patient records but also disrupted the broader healthcare ecosystem, causing delays in prescriptions, insurance claims, and patient...Read more
2024 25 Aug
Securing sensitive healthcare data has become a formidable challenge in today's digital age. The continuous movement and data sharing between various teams, departments, and third-party vendors expose healthcare organisations to significant security and compliance risks. As third-party breaches increase, with healthcare being the most targeted...Read more
2024 18 Jul
As the healthcare industry embraces digitalisation, it reaps numerous benefits, from enhanced patient care to streamlined operations. However, this shift has also exposed the sector to significant cybersecurity risks. One of the most alarming trends is hackers' targeting of implantable medical devices. These devices, which are designed to save...Read more
2024 18 Jul
As the healthcare industry embraces digitalisation, it reaps numerous benefits, from enhanced patient care to streamlined operations. However, this shift has also exposed the sector to significant cybersecurity risks. One of the most alarming trends is hackers' targeting of implantable medical devices. These devices, which are designed to save...Read more
2024 04 Jun
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has launched a new diagnostic IT module for genomics within molecular pathology, developed in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania Health System in the US. The new solution, now clinically live, enables hospitals to predict how an individual cancer patient may respond...Read more
2024 30 May
A nurses union in Michigan is urgently calling for the implementation of safety measures in response to a ransomware attack on the Catholic hospital network Ascension, which has caused significant disruption over recent weeks. The Local 40 union, representing staff at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, has expressed grave concerns about...Read more
2024 28 May
The second Radical Health Festival Helsinki, a pan-European health festival, concluded after three days of impactful discussions and engaging sessions. The festival explored innovative ideas, technologies, and practices in the field of health, connecting policymakers, clinicians, health professionals, innovators, journalists, and influencers from...Read more
2024 15 May
Nova Biomedical announces the U.S. launch of our New Generation StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter System. The new meter includes many features that make hospital glucose testing easier and more cybersecure while retaining the accuracy, freedom from interferences, and FDA clearance for use with critically ill patients that StatStrip has provided...Read more
2024 10 May
On Wednesday, the Ascension Healthcare Network disclosed a disturbance in its clinical operations attributed to a cybersecurity incident. The attack has affected Ascension's extensive network of 140 hospitals nationwide, including 14 in the Chicago region. Detecting anomalous activity on select technology networks, Ascension has promptly...Read more
2024 30 Apr
International medical IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has appointed Bart Thielen as the new Managing Director of Sectra Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg). As of May 1, he will replace the current Managing Director, Peter Osinga, who is retiring this summer. Bart Thielen has a long history with Sectra, with...Read more
2024 30 Apr
International medical IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has appointed Bart Thielen as the new Managing Director of Sectra Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg). As of May 1, he will replace the current Managing Director, Peter Osinga, who is retiring this summer. Bart Thielen has a long history with Sectra, with...Read more
2024 11 Apr
The Commission has published a Recommendation on Post-Quantum Cryptography to encourage Member States to develop and implement a harmonised approach as the EU transitions to post-quantum cryptography. This will help to ensure that the EU's digital infrastructures and services are secure in the next digital era. While quantum technologies...Read more
2024 11 Apr
The Commission has published a Recommendation on Post-Quantum Cryptography to encourage Member States to develop and implement a harmonised approach as the EU transitions to post-quantum cryptography. This will help to ensure that the EU's digital infrastructures and services are secure in the next digital era. While quantum technologies...Read more
2024 18 Mar
At HIMSS 2024, AGFA HealthCare was delighted to receive the Cybersecurity Transparent Leader Award , issued by Censinet . This marks the fourth consecutive year we have been honoured to receive the accolade, a testament to our unwavering commitment to raising the bar in cybersecurity and risk management in the health IT industry. Since...Read more
2024 14 Feb
In a significant cybersecurity incident, Romanian officials have reported a ransomware attack on the Hippocrate platform, essential for the operation of IT infrastructure across multiple healthcare facilities, leading to disruption in over 100 hospitals. The cyberattack, occurring on the evening of February 11, compromised production servers,...Read more
2024 14 Feb
In a significant cybersecurity incident, Romanian officials have reported a ransomware attack on the Hippocrate platform, essential for the operation of IT infrastructure across multiple healthcare facilities, leading to disruption in over 100 hospitals. The cyberattack, occurring on the evening of February 11, compromised production servers,...Read more
2024 14 Feb
In a significant cybersecurity incident, Romanian officials have reported a ransomware attack on the Hippocrate platform, essential for the operation of IT infrastructure across multiple healthcare facilities, leading to disruption in over 100 hospitals. The cyberattack, occurring on the evening of February 11, compromised production servers,...Read more
2024 07 Feb
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has won five Best in KLAS awards for its radiology module for enterprise imaging, Sectra PACS. This is the eleventh consecutive year in the US and fifth in Canada that Sectra has been ranked number one in customer satisfaction. Additionally, the new KLAS European categories resulted...Read more