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The Healthcare Cybersecurity Ecosystem: A System in Need of Comprehensive Care

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Andrew Mahler, JD, CIPP/US, AIGP, CHC, CHPC, CHRC , Vice President of Privacy, Compliance Services at Clearwater When the healthcare information ecosystem operates as it should, it mirrors a healthy circulatory system. Private Equity: The Overlooked Cybersecurity Front Other players amplify the stakes.

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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

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A S$20 million grant from the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) has been awarded to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Imperial College London to develop ways to better protect health data and wearable devices. billion by 2027 , growing at a 12% CAGR from 2022.

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Measures You Should be Implementing in Your Organization to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity and Protect Your Patient Data

Healthcare IT Today

We asked them – with this ongoing era of increasing cyber threats, what measures are organizations implementing or should be implementing to strengthen the cybersecurity of healthcare systems and protect patient data ? Healthcare organizations must find a way to develop more proactivity in their cybersecurity approach.

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Connected Medical Devices—the Next Target for Ransomware Attacks

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The following is a guest article by Ryan Witt, Healthcare Cybersecurity Leader at Proofpoint The Internet of Medical Things, or IoMT, is a deep web of interconnected devices that increasingly plays a vital role in care delivery. About Ryan Witt Ryan Witt is a healthcare cybersecurity leader at the cybersecurity company Proofpoint.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Difficult to Maintain, How a Security Operations Center Can Help

Healthcare IT Today

However, when the cost of hospital cyber incident remediation tops $10 million and cyber insurance continues to skyrocket, IT leaders and the C-suite must take healthcare data security seriously. Hospitals Losing Cybersecurity Battle The number of healthcare data breaches of over 500 records dipped slightly in 2022.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

We reached out to our network of security experts to get their opinions and perpsectives on the Ascension ransomware attack and what healthcare should learn from it. Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds.

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