The Risk and Rewards of Quantum Computing in Healthcare
Healthcare organizations depend on strong cryptographic technologies to secure data. As quantum technologies rapidly advance, concerns are growing about the threats quantum computing poses to widely used encryption methods. If you’re concerned about—or even unaware of— the issues surrounding quantum computing, this post will explore the potential threats to your healthcare organization and the strategies […]
Navigating Generative AI and Healthcare Cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems capable of performing tasks that historically required human intelligence. Generative AI, conversely, can be understood as the “actionable” aspect of AI, where new data can be created to understand and generate human responses rather than using Large Language Models (LLM) to analyze existing data. Think of generative AI […]
How Healthcare Organizations Should Strengthen Their Cybersecurity Framework
A strong cybersecurity framework guards against the most prominent cyber threats in healthcare. This framework should also be scalable to meet new threats. By staying aware of the latest cyber attacks in healthcare and prepping your security team, your organization can keep a step ahead of today’s cyber criminals. Here is what every healthcare organization […]
Five Major Cybersecurity Threats to Your System
The barrage of cyber attacks against healthcare organizations, including network security compromise and data breaches, force IT departments across the globe to continuously adjust their lines of defense. The increasing complexity and sophistication of cybercriminal activities mean healthcare organizations must remain vigilant against a broad scope of possible cyber attacks. However, hackers do tend to […]
9 Tricks Spammers Use to Compromise Your System
Today’s cybersecurity tools can help stop cybercriminals; however, many spammers find creative ways to get around safeguards. Spammers add another layer of risk to healthcare organizations, so it’s important that all employees know how to spot these cybersecurity threats. Here are some of the most common tricks spammers may use to access and compromise systems. […]
5 Healthcare Cybersecurity Tips for Apps and Mobile Devices
Every healthcare organization, regardless of the devices used, faces the risk of cybersecurity attacks. However, the use of mobile devices and apps can bring the risk of a cyber attack to another level. Apps and mobile devices are highly effective, affordable, and convenient ways for medical facilities to manage a diverse range of components throughout […]
Why Audit? True Stories of What’s Hidden Inside Your Healthcare Cyber Program
Hidden gaps, quiet waste, and the changes that made things genuinely better Most healthcare leaders believe their security and IT programs are running the way they were designed to run. The policies are written. The tools are purchased. The controls on paper, are “in place.” But is that what is actually happening, day to day, […]
Capabilities of New AI Models Are Arguments for Transitioning to Unified Cybersecurity Platforms
CyberScoop recently wrote about research on the impact of Anthropic’s “Mythos” AI model, which has received significant attention for its ability to identify vulnerabilities and custom-build exploits. The report stated that “in the near term, security organizations will likely be overwhelmed by the need to apply patches and respond to AI-discovered vulnerabilities, exploits and autonomous […]
Why Unstructured Data Is a Hidden Risk
When most people think about sensitive data, they picture electronic health records (EHRs), financial databases, or other structured systems. Those are important, but they’re not the whole story. The bigger risk for many organizations — especially in healthcare — sits in unstructured data. Think files, folders, spreadsheets, shared drives, emails, SharePoint, Teams, and cloud storage. […]
Proven Ways to Strengthen Active Directory Security
There are essentially three threat paths that bad actors take to access an Active Directory in order to compromise and control a hospital system: social engineering, third-party compromise, and system vulnerability compromise. In our new webinar, Intermountain Health’s cybersecurity director, Shawn Anderson, explores proven ways to strengthen Active Directory security by thwarting intruders’ attempts to […]