Search Tag: healthcare cybersecurity
2025 18 Oct
Digital transformation in healthcare has enhanced care but also increased cyber risks. With rising threats like ransomware, phishing and data breaches, clinical decision-making is jeopardised when patient data is compromised. Effective cybersecurity is now a clinical imperative, not just an IT concern, requiring robust systems, staff training and...Read more
2025 29 Sep
Ransomware has reshaped how hospitals plan for service continuity, exposing gaps between traditional disaster recovery and the realities of cyber incident restoration. When core systems are encrypted or compromised, recovery is rarely a straightforward restoration from backups. Clinical services can be disrupted for weeks while teams operate on...Read more
2025 29 Sep
Ransomware has reshaped how hospitals plan for service continuity, exposing gaps between traditional disaster recovery and the realities of cyber incident restoration. When core systems are encrypted or compromised, recovery is rarely a straightforward restoration from backups. Clinical services can be disrupted for weeks while teams operate on...Read more
2025 13 Sep
Healthcare organisations face sustained social engineering threats that are increasingly difficult to detect. Attackers blend convincing email lures with text and voice tactics, while artificial intelligence helps craft messages that appear legitimate. Health systems are responding with layered defences that combine secure email gateways, multifactor...Read more
2025 10 Sep
Healthcare organisations have become increasingly reliant on digital infrastructure, exposing them to a growing range of cybersecurity risks. Penetration testing provides critical insights into where vulnerabilities exist and how effectively they are managed. Recent industry analysis shows that healthcare performs better than most sectors in limiting...Read more
2025 14 Jul
Cyber-attacks targeting healthcare organisations have risen sharply, with over 250 million records compromised in 2024 alone. The growing threat landscape has exposed the limitations of current defence strategies, which typically rely on fragmented systems to manage risk. These disconnected tools, while individually useful, fall short of providing...Read more
2025 14 Jul
Cyber-attacks targeting healthcare organisations have risen sharply, with over 250 million records compromised in 2024 alone. The growing threat landscape has exposed the limitations of current defence strategies, which typically rely on fragmented systems to manage risk. These disconnected tools, while individually useful, fall short of providing...Read more
2025 13 May
Cybersecurity in healthcare has reached a critical point where traditional defences are no longer enough. As ransomware attacks become more advanced and targeted, especially towards systems with broad access privileges, healthcare organisations must adapt their strategies. Intermountain Health has embraced a privileged access model that limits...Read more
2025 13 May
Cybersecurity in healthcare has reached a critical point where traditional defences are no longer enough. As ransomware attacks become more advanced and targeted, especially towards systems with broad access privileges, healthcare organisations must adapt their strategies. Intermountain Health has embraced a privileged access model that limits...Read more
2025 24 Apr
In the wake of the 2024 Change Healthcare cybersecurity breach, the healthcare industry faces heightened awareness of its digital vulnerabilities. This breach, with widespread consequences for patient safety, operations and financial stability, underscored the critical need for robust and proactive cybersecurity strategies. KLAS 2025 Healthcare...Read more
2025 24 Apr
In the wake of the 2024 Change Healthcare cybersecurity breach, the healthcare industry faces heightened awareness of its digital vulnerabilities. This breach, with widespread consequences for patient safety, operations and financial stability, underscored the critical need for robust and proactive cybersecurity strategies. KLAS 2025 Healthcare...Read more
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