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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2025 Health IT Predictions

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We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. Once considered “off limits,” healthcare facilities under immense stress and with limited resources are expected to become prime targets for cybercriminals.

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

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

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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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The Crucial Role of Dual Incident Response Playbooks in Healthcare Cybersecurity

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The second is a Command Center Incident Response Plan that provides a high-level overview for our leadership team, allowing them to remain abreast of the technical work and guide our response to cybersecurity incidents. Together, these plans equip our organization to efficiently navigate the complex world of cybersecurity threats.

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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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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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Will the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Wake Up Healthcare? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 140

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For the 140th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. Then we discuss whether or not we think this will be the inciting incident for healthcare organizations to wake up about their security. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks.