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Healthcare Cybersecurity Gaps Remain Despite Massive Spending Increases

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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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The Detrimental Impact of Tech Debt in the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries

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How the Industries got into Tech Debt Medical devices and custom medical processes undergo strict scrutiny to ensure quality and consumer safety. Technical debt (tech debt), referring to the deferred maintenance and upgrades of a system, is commonly accrued in the healthcare and life sciences industries.

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

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Consider Change Healthcare breach or the mass exploitation event related to a vulnerability in MOVEit, which affected nearly a million active Medicare beneficiaries. For more insights into how Clearwater is leading the charge in healthcare cybersecurity, visit Clearwater Security.

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Training Your Staff From Becoming a Vulnerability to Your Healthcare Organization

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By training staff effectively and adopting these safeguards, healthcare organizations can significantly reduce the risk of vulnerabilities and enhance their overall security posture. Organizations should not only provide regular cybersecurity training but also make it engaging and relevant by highlighting the latest real-world threats.

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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

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It’s time for HHS to mandate and enforce rigorous, prescriptive cybersecurity standards. First and foremost, if you’re treating patients, there should be a clear mandate for certain minimum cybersecurity standards. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

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Considerations and Safeguards Addressing Potential Vulnerabilities in Connected Medical Devices and the Internet of Things (IoT)

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Marlena Herrera, Director of Customer Success at Protegrity In the Healthcare industry sensitive data is commonly thought of as Personally Identifiable Information [PII]. Pratik Maroo, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Zensar It is estimated that the value of medical IoT devices will be $467.25

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Healthcare’s Security Paradox: Most Targeted, Least Prepared

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The following is a guest article by Mike Hale, Principal Solutions Engineer at EchoStor The healthcare industry finds itself in an increasingly precarious position. While it remains one of the most attractive targets for cybercriminals, it continues to trail behind other sectors in implementing robust cybersecurity measures.