Category: Media Coverage

Fortified Health Security featured in MyHealthGuide

A clinical laboratory in May agreed to pay $25,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and implement a corrective action plan to settle potential HIPAA Security Rule violations. What happened?

Fortified Health Security featured in Disaster Recovery Journal

Fortified Health Security featured in EMR Industry.

Fortified Health Security featured in SC Media

The pandemic exposed the need for hospitals to shore up security fundamentals and infrastructure, re-think incident response plans, and use tools rationalization to reduce coverage gaps.

Email is a crucial communication tool, but as insider threats remain the biggest risk, healthcare must address key problem areas like data retention and phishing defenses to reduce risks.

Cybersecurity is becoming more important by the day as an ever-growing portion of people’s lives is tied to an online world. Talk of viruses, cyberwarfare and brute-force attacks makes cybersecurity experts sound more like they’re on the frontlines of a battlefield than working behind computer screens.

On this episode of the Collective Voice of Health IT, Dan L. Dodson, Fortified Health Security's CEO talks about how telework due to COVID-19 and advancing technology may disrupt cybersecurity in healthcare. All is not lost however, as Dan offers insight on how to minimize the impact of cyber attacks,...

Despite these efforts, covered-entities and business associates continue to find HIPAA to be overwhelming and extensive, to say the least. Cyberattacks against healthcare entities rose 45 percent between November 2020 and January 2021, according to Check Point . Meanwhile, the healthcare sector accounted for 79 percent of all reported data breaches during...

The numbers tell the story—and it’s one we all wish we could put back on the shelf. Cybercriminals are using COVID-19 to their advantage, causing an 8% rise in reported healthcare-related breaches compared to the same period in 2019. Almost 75% of those breaches involved providers, making them the most...

In a year of constant hurdles for healthcare organizations, count cybersecurity as one of the highest. Long targeted for their rich data and lack of mature security programs, such organizations were stretched thin in all areas during the first pandemic surge, and that posture improved only slightly during the rest...

The start of a new year encourages us to reflect on the past and look to the possibilities of the future. In health care, our goals often align around the pursuit of patient safety, improved outcomes for all and a more satisfying clinician experience. A strong cybersecurity posture is a...

A new report, from cybersecurity firm Fortified Health Security, shows that nearly 200 more data breaches occurred in the first 10 months of 2020 compared with the year prior — around 80% of which targeted providers. Read the full article here.

Fortified Health Security, Healthcare’s Cybersecurity Partner released the 2021 Horizon Report, which details findings that illustrate how, as healthcare organizations continue to respond to the pandemic, cybercriminals have continued to persist in their attacks on providers, health plans and business associates – compromising sensitive patient data while impacting the delivery of...

A new report, from cybersecurity firm Fortified Health Security, shows that nearly 200 more data breaches occurred in the first 10 months of 2020 compared with the year prior — around 80% of which targeted providers. Read the full article here.

Cyberattacks against healthcare entities rose 45 percent since November, while the sector continues to be the most impacted overall and accounted for 79 percent of all reported data breaches during the first 10 months of 2020, according to reports from Check Point and Fortified Health Security. Read the full article here.

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...

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...

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...

Dive Insight: Fortified's Dan L. Dodson recently discusses ransomware latches onto fake ads for Microsoft Teams with Cybersecurity Drive. Malware disguised in fraudulent ads or updates is another phishing scheme organizations need to watch for. At least 60,000 parked domains became "malicious," or linked to phishing and malware, between March...

Last week, the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published an advisory based on credible information "of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers." Read the full article here.

A cybersecurity advisory from the federal government not only puts healthcare CIOs on high alert but also signals a call to arms. Dodson recommended CIOs consider the organization's culture when choosing how to alert staff to the threat. "If you're an organization that heavily floods your user base with awareness...

Fortified Health Security, the recognized leader in cybersecurity for healthcare, today released the 2020 Mid-Year Horizon Report. The report details findings that illustrate how the COVID-19 pandemic has created a sudden demand for solutions like remote work and telehealth, and how meeting these demands has created an increased cybersecurity risk...

If the thought of a cybersecurity breach to your bank is terrifying, imagine the fallout for a healthcare organization tasked with protecting the financial, personal and medical information of millions of patients.

Fortified President Dan L. Dodson recently sat with Rod Piechowski of HIMSS to talk about healthcare cybersecurity risk mitigation, ROI and its impact on organizational culture.

The FDA's Medical Device Safety Action Plan - while well-intended in addressing medical device security issues - has several gap areas needing addressed.

Fortified's Dan L. Dodson comments on the FDA's Medical Device Security Plan in this Modern Healthcare article.

The California Health Information Management Leaders' CHIA Journal publishes Fortified president Dan L. Dodson's "The Current State of Cybersecurity in Health Care".

Fortified's President, Dan L. Dodson, was able to speak with the eHealth Radio Network in a 15 minute podcast interview.

Fortified's president Dan Dodson was quoted in the Cardiovascular Business article entitled Rethinking Resource Allocation: WannaCry Shakes up Health IT & Device Makers

Read Dan L. Dodson’s guest article for the the California Health Information Management Leaders March/April 2018 publication. Download the full report here.

As cyberattacks grow more sophisticated and breaches become more common, healthcare organizations are increasingly aware of their need to partner with experienced security and compliance professionals to help mitigate their cybersecurity and compliance risks.

Ransomware! The word alone strikes fear in the hearts of CIOs, CISOs and hospital administrators alike. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is malicious software which blocks access to a computer system or data in some way until a sum of money is paid.