Search Tag: healthcare cybersecurity
2025 09 Apr
The healthcare sector continues to face mounting cyber threats, with high-profile incidents exposing the fragility of digital infrastructure within hospitals and healthcare delivery organisations (HDOs). Ransomware attacks such as the one targeting Change Healthcare in 2024 have underscored the financial and operational risks associated with insecure...Read more
2025 18 Mar
The healthcare industry faces an increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threat landscape, with the potential for large-scale data breaches and financial repercussions. The Change Healthcare breach of 2024 underscored the vulnerabilities in the system, demonstrating how deeply embedded third-party services can expose organisations to risk. As...Read more
2025 03 Mar
As healthcare organisations embrace digital transformation, cybersecurity has become a critical priority. A recently published 2024 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey highlights key trends, challenges and advancements in protecting sensitive data and systems. With increasing cyber threats, organisations are investing more in security, refining...Read more
2025 03 Mar
As healthcare organisations embrace digital transformation, cybersecurity has become a critical priority. A recently published 2024 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey highlights key trends, challenges and advancements in protecting sensitive data and systems. With increasing cyber threats, organisations are investing more in security, refining...Read more
2025 24 Feb
Cybersecurity regulations in healthcare have historically been reactive, emerging primarily in response to significant breaches or cyber incidents. Notable regulatory updates have followed major cyberattacks, highlighting the growing need for robust security measures. The 2024 cyberattack on Change Healthcare exposed vulnerabilities in the healthcare...Read more
2025 24 Feb
Cybersecurity regulations in healthcare have historically been reactive, emerging primarily in response to significant breaches or cyber incidents. Notable regulatory updates have followed major cyberattacks, highlighting the growing need for robust security measures. The 2024 cyberattack on Change Healthcare exposed vulnerabilities in the healthcare...Read more
2025 18 Feb
Healthcare organisations increasingly rely on third-party vendors for essential services such as scheduling, billing, electronic health records (EHRs) and radiology systems. While these partnerships enhance operational efficiency, they also introduce significant risks, particularly in cybersecurity. A cyberattack or system failure affecting a...Read more
2025 04 Feb
The European healthcare sector is facing an unprecedented rise in cyber threats, with hospitals and medical providers becoming prime targets for cybercriminals. The increasing reliance on digital health solutions, electronic health records and connected medical devices has expanded the sector’s exposure to cyberattacks. These attacks disrupt...Read more
2025 04 Feb
The European healthcare sector is facing an unprecedented rise in cyber threats, with hospitals and medical providers becoming prime targets for cybercriminals. The increasing reliance on digital health solutions, electronic health records and connected medical devices has expanded the sector’s exposure to cyberattacks. These attacks disrupt...Read more
2025 02 Feb
Healthcare organisations today face mounting challenges in security and efficiency. With ransomware attacks surging and administrative burdens limiting patient care, the industry is under pressure to adopt innovative solutions. Traditional security measures often introduce inefficiencies, further complicating workflows. QR technology, however,...Read more
2025 29 Jan
Healthcare organisations face significant challenges in managing cybersecurity due to widespread reliance on outdated infrastructure and legacy systems. Technical debt, a result of constrained budgets and stretched resources, creates vulnerabilities that hinder the ability to detect and respond to cyberthreats effectively. This growing issue not...Read more
2024 16 Dec
The healthcare sector continues to face escalating cyber threats, driven by its reliance on digital technologies and interconnected systems. With sensitive patient data and operational continuity at stake, the sector is an attractive target for cybercriminals. By 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to become a critical component in...Read more
2024 09 Dec
The healthcare sector stands at the forefront of technological innovation, with digital transformation profoundly transforming patient care and operational efficiency. However, this reliance on external vendors for critical services, such as electronic health records and telehealth platforms, has introduced significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities....Read more
2024 09 Dec
The healthcare sector stands at the forefront of technological innovation, with digital transformation profoundly transforming patient care and operational efficiency. However, this reliance on external vendors for critical services, such as electronic health records and telehealth platforms, has introduced significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities....Read more
2024 11 Nov
Cyberattacks are an increasing threat to healthcare systems worldwide. With 2,365 cyberattacks reported in 2023 alone, this trend has highlighted the vulnerability of healthcare organisations, particularly due to the high value of patient data. When a cyberattack disrupts hospital systems, the impact extends beyond the IT department and affects...Read more
2024 11 Nov
Cyberattacks are an increasing threat to healthcare systems worldwide. With 2,365 cyberattacks reported in 2023 alone, this trend has highlighted the vulnerability of healthcare organisations, particularly due to the high value of patient data. When a cyberattack disrupts hospital systems, the impact extends beyond the IT department and affects...Read more
2024 28 Oct
The healthcare industry faces an evolving threat landscape where deepfakes and social engineering converge to pose unprecedented risks. Traditionally, social engineering has exploited human trust to access sensitive data, but the rise of AI-generated deepfakes amplifies the danger. These synthetic media forms can convincingly replicate people’s likenesses...Read more
2024 28 Oct
The healthcare industry faces an evolving threat landscape where deepfakes and social engineering converge to pose unprecedented risks. Traditionally, social engineering has exploited human trust to access sensitive data, but the rise of AI-generated deepfakes amplifies the danger. These synthetic media forms can convincingly replicate people’s likenesses...Read more
2024 28 Oct
As ransomware attacks on healthcare providers continue to rise, the need for strong cybersecurity measures has become a pressing concern. The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (HC3) recently issued a warning regarding the Trinity Ransomware group, which has been actively targeting healthcare organisations in both the US and the UK....Read more
2024 28 Oct
As ransomware attacks on healthcare providers continue to rise, the need for strong cybersecurity measures has become a pressing concern. The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (HC3) recently issued a warning regarding the Trinity Ransomware group, which has been actively targeting healthcare organisations in both the US and the UK....Read more
2024 27 Oct
In today’s digital landscape, multifactor authentication (MFA) is vital in safeguarding sensitive healthcare information from cyberattacks. Yet, as essential as it is, repeatedly requesting multiple authentication steps can lead to a phenomenon known as MFA fatigue. This occurs when users become frustrated or complacent after frequent MFA prompts,...Read more
2024 25 Sep
The latest updated and comprehensive study by Censinet, KLAS Research, and the AHA highlights significant cybersecurity challenges in healthcare. It reveals that organisations remain better prepared for incident response than for identification. They are reactive in risk management, especially in supply chain and medical device security. The...Read more
2024 23 Jul
Healthcare data garners significant value on the dark web. This article provides an overview of why cybercriminals specifically target healthcare organisations and how these organisations can better protect themselves. Key Points Humans are unchangeable, and the personal and medical data contained in EHRs remain perpetually...Read more
2024 11 Jul
A significant data breach at Geisinger has compromised the personal information of over 1.2 million patients, significantly impacting their privacy. The breach, a result of unauthorised access by a former employee of Nuance Communications, a clinical documentation vendor and Microsoft subsidiary, highlights the growing challenges in healthcare...Read more
2024 11 Jul
A significant data breach at Geisinger has compromised the personal information of over 1.2 million patients, significantly impacting their privacy. The breach, a result of unauthorised access by a former employee of Nuance Communications, a clinical documentation vendor and Microsoft subsidiary, highlights the growing challenges in healthcare...Read more
2024 11 Jul
A significant data breach at Geisinger has compromised the personal information of over 1.2 million patients, significantly impacting their privacy. The breach, a result of unauthorised access by a former employee of Nuance Communications, a clinical documentation vendor and Microsoft subsidiary, highlights the growing challenges in healthcare...Read more
2024 27 Jun
Healthcare, a sector pivotal to society’s well-being, has been rocked by a series of unprecedented cyberattacks in the first half of 2024. These incidents have not only disrupted operations but also underscored the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures across the industry. In the wake of these attacks, healthcare organisations...Read more
2024 27 Jun
Healthcare, a sector pivotal to society’s well-being, has been rocked by a series of unprecedented cyberattacks in the first half of 2024. These incidents have not only disrupted operations but also underscored the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures across the industry. In the wake of these attacks, healthcare organisations...Read more
2024 27 Jun
Healthcare, a sector pivotal to society’s well-being, has been rocked by a series of unprecedented cyberattacks in the first half of 2024. These incidents have not only disrupted operations but also underscored the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures across the industry. In the wake of these attacks, healthcare organisations...Read more
2024 20 Jun
Ascension has announced the full restoration of its digital patient records across all hospitals and healthcare locations, marking a significant recovery milestone after a recent ransomware attack. The breach, which occurred due to an employee inadvertently downloading a malicious file, had severely impacted patient care and operational efficiency...Read more