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With stories about ransomware attacks, security breaches, and device hacks looming in the headlines, healthcare organizations must invest in a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, according to Dell EMC healthcare strategist Susmit Pal. Solutions such as traditional firewall and antivirus protection, encryption, and sophisticated data analytics solutions aren’t enough as standalone solutions to mitigate risks of breach to an ever-expanding healthcare IT network.

In a recent report, titled “Cybersecurity of Medical Imaging Equipment,” DITTA—the Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT and Radiation Therapy Trade Association—urged stakeholders in the medical imaging equipment sector to be vigilant in maintaining cybersecurity measures. The report also emphasized the association’s commitment to cybersecurity.

ECRI Institute announces a new Cybersecurity Gap Analysis service to help hospitals and health systems protect their medical devices from being used in a cyberattack against them. The new service examines eight operational areas that hospitals often overlook, including identifying network-connected devices and their associated risks.