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McCombs School of Business Launches First-in-the-Nation Healthcare Cybersecurity Leadership Program

Electronic Health Reporter

The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin announces the Leadership in Health Care Privacy and Security Risk Management certificate program, a new first-in-the-nation professional program designed to help address a critical workforce shortage issue. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2025 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Check out our community’s Healthcare Cybersecurity predictions: Bill Murphy, Director of Security and Compliance at LeanTaaS As we enter 2025, AI is revolutionizing cyber threats in concerning ways. What do you think will happen for Healthcare Cybersecurity in 2025? We could not do this without all of your support.

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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 Crucial Role of Dual Incident Response Playbooks in Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

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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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?”

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and Colin’s 2024 Healthcare IT Predictions Health Equity Predictions Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions And now, check out our community’s Healthcare Cybersecurity predictions.

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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 […].