In an interview with Digital Health Age web content editor Ian Bolland, Crandall explained the issues that are affecting medical devices when it comes to cybersecurity, including being built on operating systems that were designed to be in networks that are not interconnected. While things...
Explosive growth in smart medical devices has created a new set of challenges for the healthcare industry. To adapt to these changes, health IT risk management experts are seeking new ways to better balance integrated services and security. While medical devices are regulated in many...
An advanced hacking operation that last year stole personal data on 1.5 million health care patients in Singapore, including the prime minister, targeted an unpatched version of Microsoft Outlook, an official inquiry has found. The hackers exploited a known vulnerability in Outlook using “a publicly available hacking...
No industry is immune to hacking. In this digital age, no organisation can be considered as entirely safe from cybercriminals. As organisations invest in transformational technologies to streamline operations, maximise efficiencies and increase open communications, they are also introducing new gateways for criminals to enter...
Written by: Joseph Salazar, Technical Marketing Engineer - This year’s H-ISAC Fall Summit took place in San Antonio, TX, where the theme was “Never Stand Alone”. It’s a fitting slogan for the event given the proximity of The Alamo, as H-ISAC’s goal is to provide a...
Phishing attack: UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, Iowa, is warning patients of a data breach that could impact 1.4 million patients....
You’ve probably heard the infamous story about how Dick Cheney’s heart defibrillator was modified to prevent it from being hacked while he was vice president. While Cheney’s medical team was quick to address this particular issue, the larger healthcare community has been slower to react...
Attivo Networks announced today that Network Products Guide, an industry-leading technology research and advisory guide, has recognized the company with four prestigious awards in the 13th Annual 2018 IT World Awards®.Attivo Networks triumphed, collecting wins for “Hot Company of the Year,” “Best Brand Experience Event,” “IT Products...
The ThreatDefend Deception and Response Platform is a powerful security control for an active defense, which provides early threat detection and changes the asymmetry against attackers. The Attivo Networks deception solution takes an innovative approach to detection by dynamically setting traps and lures to create...
Burlington, Mass.-based speech recognition software firm Nuance announced the breach of thousands of patient records after a third party gained unauthorized accessA former Nuance employee breached Nuance's servers and accessed the personal information of 45,000 individuals from several contracted clients between November 20 and December 9...