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Fortified Health Security featured in MyHealthGuide.

Fortified Health Security featured in Healthcare IT Today.

Fortified Health Security featured in EMR Industry.

In past years, unauthorized disclosures, loss, theft, and improper disposal accounted for more healthcare data breaches than malicious hacking. January 23, 2023 - Nearly 80 percent of healthcare data breaches reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in 2022 were attributed to hacking and IT incidents, Fortified Health Security noted in its...

Fortified Health Security featured in HIStalk News.

Patient safety has become the driving force behind ongoing healthcare cybersecurity risk framing and as a risk metric for evaluating connected vendors. While reporting gaps limit precise calculations of those impacts, stakeholders are actively working to change that. Two new reports spotlight ongoing challenges facing healthcare through a patient safety...

Since 2009, the number of individuals affected by health data breaches in the U.S. has exceeded the country’s population of 331.9 million. As per federal statistics, this means many people have been victims of more than one incident. Unfortunately, the situation seems to be growing worse. In just the last...

Cyber risks are getting more complicated and healthcare is not keeping up. Healthcare will continue to be a target for cyber theft and attacks in 2023. The experts are continuing to tell us it is not getting better. Here is what the experts have to say. To read the full...

Fortified Health Security's Dan L. Dodson featured in SC Media.

Fortified Health Security's Dan L. Dodson featured in SC Media.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Answers.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Answers.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Answers.

Fortified Health Security featured in Payments Dive.

Fortified Health Security featured in SC Media.

Fortified Health Security featured in SC Media.

Fortified Health Security featured in Healthcare Dive.

Fortified Health Security featured in Security Magazine.

Fortified Health Security featured in Healthcare IT Today.

Fortified Health Security mentioned in article by Health IT Security.

Fortified Health Security featured in HIStalk News.

Fortified Health Security featured in Contemporary Pediatrics.

Fortified Health Security featured in Becker's Health IT.

Fortified Health Security featured in Medical Economics.

Fortified Health Security featured in Healthcare Dive.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Security.

Fortified Health Security featured in CHiME.

Fortified Health Security featured in DotMed.

Fortified Health Security featured in Security Magazine.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Security.

Fortified Health Security featured in HIStalk.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Answers.

Fortified Health Security featured in HIMSS SC Chapter.

Fortified Health Security featured in CHiME.

Fortified Health Security featured in Modern Healthcare.

Fortified Health Security featured in HIStalk.

Fortified Health Security's 2022 Horizon Report featured in Health IT Security.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Answers.

Dan L. Dodson, CEO of Fortified Health Security featured in SC Media.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Answers.

The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, where professionals throughout the global health ecosystem connect for the education, innovation and collaboration they need to reimagine health and wellness will be in Orlando, March 14-18.

Fortified Health Security's 2022 Horizon Report featured on the Healthcare IT Today podcast.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Security.

Fortified featured in HISTalk.

Fortified Health Security featured in CHiME.

Fortified Health Security, Healthcare's Cybersecurity Partner®, today announced that Dan L. Dodson, CEO, was elected to the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS) Board of Trustees, effective January 2022.

Fortified Health Security's 2022 Horizon Report featured in Healthcare IT Today.

Fortified Health Security's 2022 Horizon Report featured in Health IT Security.

Fortified Health Security featured in Health IT Answers.

Fortified's Tamra Durfee discusses the importance of securing medical devices.

Fortified Health Security featured in SC Magazine.

Fortified's Horizon Report findings featured in HISTalk.

Fortified received top rankings in Black Book Market Research’s latest cybersecurity survey.

Fortified's Dan L. Dodson shares what he predicts what our industry might see in 2022.

Fortified’s blog on Data Breach Response: 8 Steps to Take for Your Organizations Needs was mentioned in HISTalk’s Top News Article’s for December 17th.

Fortified Health Security's Dan L. Dodson featured in Health IT Answers.

Fortified Health Security featured in HealthTech Magazine.

Fortified Health Security's Ricoh Danielson featured in News 4 Nashville.

Global health and technology consulting company Nordic Consulting has partnered with healthcare cybersecurity company Fortified Health Security.

Nordic Consulting has partnered with Fortified Health Security to enhance Nordic's security portfolio.

HealthcareNOW Radio’s Daily Show at HIMSS21 featuring Fortified Health Security's Jaime Reynolds.

Only seven months into 2021 and more than 22.8 million people have fallen victim to healthcare data breaches.

Provider organizations accounted for 73% of all data breaches reported to the HHS in the first six months of 2021, impacting about 22.7 million individuals overall, a new report shows. This represents a 185% jump in individuals affected compared to the same period last year.

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

Hospitals and other healthcare providers are increasingly turning to security firms to manage projects ranging from HIPAA privacy assessments to implementing secure technologies.

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...