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Healthcare Cybersecurity Gaps Remain Despite Massive Spending Increases

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Rob Shavell, CEO at DeleteMe Healthcare cybersecurity is currently experiencing explosive growth. Healthcare was the most breached industry in 2024, and UnitedHealth is still sending breach notices about the Change Healthcare attack, which exposed the data of over 190 million people last year.

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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

It’s new approaches and ideas like these that will build a skilled workforce that is ready to protect the healthcare delivery system from existing and future cybersecurity threats. The HHS goes on to propose a strategy to support greater enforcement and accountability. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity: Best Practices for Data Protection

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When it comes to cybersecurity, it is important for organizations to take a proactive approach and implement strong safeguards to protect against potential threats. Healthcare cybersecurity refers to the measures and practices put in place to protect sensitive data and systems within the healthcare industry.

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Navigating Cyber Threats: Cost-Effective Cybersecurity for Healthtech

Healthcare IT Today

As the industry navigates this perilous digital terrain, understanding, managing, and effectively integrating cyber insurance into its risk management strategies has never been more critical. This post presents cost-effective cybersecurity solutions for healthtech leaders to consider. More on this strategy later.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare organizations must find a way to develop more proactivity in their cybersecurity approach. They can look to other industries that face similar obstacles in regulation, data sensitivity, and digital infrastructure complexity for inspiration. Additionally, ongoing security awareness training for staff is vital.

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Cybersecurity: Hoping for the Best, but Preparing for the Worst

Healthcare IT Today

We reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for these answers. The following is what they had to say on how to stay safe and can be used as a little check list for your healthcare cybersecurity efforts. One approach to combat ransomware is 3-2-1-1 data protection.

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Why Secure Data Archiving is Critical to Fortifying Your Healthcare Organization’s Technology Stack

Healthcare IT Today

The potential consequences include identity theft, financial fraud, and reputational damage to healthcare organizations.