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Telehealth is biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, says report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The rapid pace at which telehealth applications were rolled out during the pandemic made them attractive targets for cybercriminals," said Sam Kassoumeh, COO and cofounder of SecurityScorecard in a statement provided to Healthcare IT News. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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What’s Next for Healthcare Cybersecurity After a Tumultuous 2024?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Andrew Costis, Engineering Manager of the Adversary Research Team at AttackIQ The healthcare sector continues to face a wave of cyber incidents, with 2024 marking a year of heightened attacks.

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The Role Of AI In Healthcare Cybersecurity: Enhancing Threat Detection

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare data breaches surged in 2022, with over 44 million patient records compromised in the US alone according to the Department of Health and Human Services. AI has the potential to significantly enhance healthcare cybersecurity and help organizations detect and respond to threats in real time.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Defending against these attacks must be a top priority for healthcare cybersecurity professionals. In 2024, the attack surface will continue to grow.

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Working Together for Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity – A Look At 405(d)

Healthcare IT Today

There are new cybersecurity tools for protecting patient safety that every healthcare organization should know about. Pointing out that institutions usually underinvest in cybersecurity, Decker says that these two new assessment tools can help answer the question: “Does the investment lead to an outcome?” Tell us what you think.

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Why Human Error is Just as Risky As Ransomware for Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare industry. In all, cyberattacks on healthcare more than doubled last year, with ransomware making up 28% of those attacks. But healthcare IT leaders have another cybersecurity challenge to overcome: human error. According to Verizon’s 2021 Data […].

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Should Government Play a Bigger Role in Healthcare Cybersecurity?

Healthcare IT Today

In light of that, many have wondered whether the government has a role to play in healthcare cybersecurity. To get an answer to that question, and to several other healthcare cybersecurity challenges, we asked Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal at Medigate by Claroty. Here are his responses.