Texas Hospital Restores Clinical Systems 3 Weeks After Cyberattack
A Texas-based medical center that experienced a ransomware attack in early September 2022 has nearly fully recovered from the cyberattack.
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How UVM Medical Center Continued Care after Ransomware Attack Took Down its IT Network
Despite being hit by a ransomware attack, the UVM Medical Center was fortunately able to continue to provide care to its patients.
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Over Half of Medical Devices Have Critical Risks
New data shows that 53% of connected medical devices and other IoT devices in hospitals have a known critical vulnerability.
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Texas Hospital Restores Clinical Systems 3 Weeks After Cyberattack
A Texas-based medical center that experienced a ransomware attack in early September 2022 has nearly fully recovered from the cyberattack.
How Can Congress Aid Healthcare Cybersecurity, Fight Ransomware?
Several industry stakeholders have testified before Congress regarding the growing threat of ransomware in the healthcare sector. One such individual, Christian Dameff, MD, an emergency medicine physician and the medical director of cybersecurity for UC San Diego Health, was very vocal about cyber concerns.
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Patients Suing Scripps Health for Failing to Protect Their Data from Hackers
Patients are suing Scripps Health after hackers stole medical data during a May 1 ransomware attack, reports Fierce Healthcare.
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Infosec, U.S. Government to Provide Free Tools to Help Organizations Fight Ransomware Attacks
Following several notable ransomware incidents in 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Infosec are sharing no-cost resources to help businesses keep their organizations secure.
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America Has to Make High-Tech Medicine Hack-Proof
Not enough is being done to protect healthcare networks from cyber threats, writes Peter Roff in an opinion piece in Newsweek.
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Ransomware, Other Cyber Threats Mount as Medtech Industry Tries to Adapt
The U.S. FDA’s Kevin Fu is concerned about the increasing number and growing sophistication of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations, particularly their effect on medical devices and patient safety, reports MedTech Dive.
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Dissecting the Reasons Behind Medical Device Hacking
Reasons for medical device hacking include the theft of health information, financial gain through ransomware, and gaining a foothold in a network, writes Christian Espinosa, founder and CEO of Alpine Security, in Forbes.
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Irish Healthcare System Struggling to Recover from Cyberattack
A cyberattack by Russian-speaking ransomware group Conti affecting more than 2,000 patient-facing IT systems prompted a shutdown of all IT systems in Ireland’s healthcare system, reports the Associated Press.
