Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats: November 2024
November tested the resilience of healthcare IT teams. From ransomware campaigns to critical flaws in trusted platforms like VMware, Fortinet, and Okta, cyber threats came from all angles, targeting systems that healthcare organizations rely on daily. These challenges involve safeguarding patient care and protecting systems. Each threat underscores the need to stay prepared and proactive […]
Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions: A Turning Point
The future of healthcare cybersecurity is at a turning point as organizations face new, stricter regulations, workforce challenges, and evolving threats. Fortified Health Security’s Executive Director, Government Affairs, Kate Pierce, recently appeared on This Week Health’s podcast, Unhack the News to discuss her cybersecurity predictions when it comes to what’s ahead when it comes to […]
Fortified Ranks 9th Among Leading Healthcare Cybersecurity Vendors
Ranked 9th in KLAS’ latest Cybersecurity Report, Fortified Health Security has solidified its position as a trusted leader in healthcare cybersecurity. This recognition places us among the most common cybersecurity vendors in healthcare, alongside industry leaders like Censinet and Claroty. As a healthcare-specific managed security services provider (MSSP), we stand out by offering an outsourced […]
Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats: December 2024
Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats: December 2024 December wasn’t just the holiday season—it was the perfect storm for cyberattacks in healthcare. While many were wrapping gifts, cybercriminals were unwrapping new ways to exploit vulnerabilities. From cunning phishing campaigns to relentless ransomware, attackers didn’t take a holiday break. They found weaknesses in widely used software and upped their […]
The 2025 Horizon Report: Your Roadmap to Cybersecurity Resilience
The healthcare industry is under siege. As we move into 2025, the cybersecurity challenges facing hospitals, health systems, and vendors are growing more complex, more sophisticated, and more frequent. The stakes have never been higher; patient safety, operational continuity, and trust hang in the balance. Cybercriminals are evolving their strategies, leveraging advanced technologies like artificial […]
Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions for 2025
As the healthcare industry continues to grapple with evolving cyber threats, Fortified Health Security remains at the forefront of understanding these risks and identifying proactive solutions. In this discussion, Fortified Health Security CEO, Dan L. Dodson and Fortified CISO, Russell Teague analyze the 2025 Horizon Report healthcare cybersecurity predictions –– First with how our 2024 cybersecurity […]
Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats: February 2025
February showed attackers that they don’t need new tricks when old ones still work. Cybercriminals aren’t just relying on past playbooks. They’re refining their methods, launching more targeted phishing campaigns, weaponizing zero-click vulnerabilities, and turning trusted tools into attack vectors. Here is a look at six cybersecurity threat alerts from the past month. Fortinet’s Super […]
Battling Healthcare Cyber Threats: Why Specialization Matters
When a ransomware attack hit Lawrence General Hospital in 2020, it was more than a disruption; it was a wake-up call. The attack, part of the global SolarWinds breach, forced the hospital to confront the reality that cybersecurity in healthcare is not just about protecting data, but also patients. With patient care on the line, […]
2025 Mid-Year Horizon Report: Why Now Is the Time to Think Differently
Fortified Health Security just released its biannual 2025 Mid-Year Horizon Report, offering a unique view into what is really happening inside cybersecurity at hospitals, healthcare systems, and their extended digital environments. At the midpoint of 2025, we’re seeing healthcare organizations take cybersecurity more seriously, investing in innovative tools and better frameworks; however, some of the […]
2026 Horizon Report: The New Reality of Healthcare Cybersecurity
Healthcare cybersecurity has entered a new phase. The era of isolated, headline-grabbing mega-breaches is giving way to something more demanding and more dangerous: constant disruption. In 2025, healthcare organizations experienced significantly more cyber incidents than the year before, yet those breaches affected fewer patient records overall. On the surface, that might sound like progress. In […]