In the latest move in its ongoing initiative to enforce a HIPAA provision granting patients the right to access their records, federal regulators have slapped an Arizona integrated healthcare system with a $200,000 fine for failing to provide two individuals with timely records access.
You can’t secure what you can’t see. In fact, gaining visibility and control over all your devices is one of the most important, yet challenging tasks for IT and security teams. The number of connected devices has exploded. At the same time, there are more diverse devices – IoT, IoMT and OT—that are sometimes...
Ransomware and other cyberattacks on healthcare entities globally have increased by about 45% in the last two months, security vendor Check Point Software Technologies estimates.
Security teams are investing more time and resources in securing corporate networks than ever. As they plan for business continuity, remote work, and the transition to the next new normal, CISOs and security buyers are asking for significant budget increases in 2021.
But as security professionals work hard to protect...
Recent disclosures about security issues pertaining to certain medical devices as well as storage devices used in healthcare serve as reminders of the potential risks to patients that must be mitigated.
Perhaps more than any sector, healthcare has been the greatest beneficiary of digital transformation initiatives in 2020. It also has been among the top targets of cyber adversaries. Imperva's Terry Ray discusses how to improve security and compliance amidst transformation.
To be the first to bring a ground-breaking treatment or vaccine to market, pharmaceutical organizations need employees to stay productive no matter where they are or what device they're using. But this greater connectivity is exposing your critically important intellectual property (IP) to countless mobile risks. It's...
To be the first to bring a ground-breaking treatment or vaccine to market, pharmaceutical organisations need employees to stay productive whether no matter where they are or what device they're using t. But this greater connectivity is exposing your critically important intellectual property (IP) to countless mobile...
Many organizations that are relying on network segmentation to secure connected medical devices are making mistakes that put the devices, data and networks at risk, says Daniel dos Santos, research manager at Forescout Technologies.
This year's pandemic accelerated digital transformation throughout the business world, particularly the healthcare sector. Security leaders and their teams have had to support rapidly changing infrastructures and expanding attack surfaces, as well as introduce new technologies across the healthcare supply chain. But...
Hacking incidents - including ransomware attacks - continue to be the most common type of health data breaches added to the federal tally this year. And the ongoing COVID-19 crisis will put healthcare organizations at heightened risk for such incidents in the months to come, some experts predict.
Cybersecurity professionals operate in a dynamic environment driven by two accelerating forces; threat developments and the rapid adoption of new technologies. And yet most companies still rely on discrete snapshots of their security performance.
Healthcare organizations must cope with both forces - they have...
The Department of Health and Human Services last week issued its 10th settlement involving a HIPAA "right of access" case since launching its patient records access initiative last year. But how might HIPAA enforcement priorities at HHS' Office for Civil Rights change under a Biden administration?
More than half of security professionals working in the healthcare industry say their teams are prepared to enable extended care and IT availability to staff to meet the crisis of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet, 71% of these same security professionals report difficulties in scaling out or extending...
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