As we continue to round up our experts to get their predictions for next year, we turn to security. Remote work staffs are adding to another layer of security for healthcare systems and provider facilities. Cyber attacks are in the news on a national level and should be an alert...
Month: December 2020
Fortified Health Security Releases 2021 Horizon Report
Highlights COVID-19’s impact on healthcare’s security infrastructure in 2020; predicts what’s to come for providers, payers, and patients as emergent cybersecurity threats continue to evolve FRANKLIN, Tenn. – December 16, 2020 – Fortified Health Security, Healthcare's Cybersecurity Partner®, today released the 2021 Horizon Report. The report details findings that illustrate...
A Deeper Look at the Ryuk Ransomware Threat Targeted at Healthcare
A little while back the government put out a cybersecurity advisory about an “imminent cybercrime threat” that was targeting hospitals using Ryuk ransomware. To dive deeper into this threat, what this announcement means for healthcare, and what healthcare organizations can do to be prepared for this and other threats, Healthcare...
As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom
By late morning on Oct. 28, staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center noticed the hospital’s phone system wasn’t working. Then the internet went down, and the Burlington-based center’s technical infrastructure with it. Employees lost access to databases, digital health records, scheduling systems and other online tools they rely...