Network Infrastructure

blockchain digital ledger technology of patient records

How Blockchain can help with healthcare's patient matching problem

By Bill Siwicki 07:16 am August 13, 2018

The technology alone won’t fix patient ID issues but it can bring some of the data accessibility, interoperability, integrity and security hospitals need.

142 healthcare data breaches in Q2, 30% caused by repeat offenders

By Jessica Davis 04:29 pm August 09, 2018

More than 3 million patient records were breached between April and June, highlighting an even bigger issue: Risk increases over time without proper education or reporting.

Anahi Santiago, CISO and Christiana Care Health System talking at Healthcare Security Forum in San Francisco

Information security is a social responsibility: What CISOs and infosec pros can do now

By Tom Sullivan 04:48 pm August 08, 2018

Making security personal to employees and engaging future generations to rekindle the dwindling talent pool are a good start.

cybersecurity authentication logs on computer screen

A sample screen snap of authentication logs. Researchers found OpenEMR vulnerabilities easily let anyone bypass the patient portal authentication with unrestricted upload errors.

OpenEMR patches security bugs that put millions of patient records at risk

By Jessica Davis 02:57 pm August 08, 2018

Security researchers notified the open source EHR managing software of nearly 30 critical vulnerabilities – the second set of vulnerabilities found in a year.

Cybersecurity pros share countermeasures for protecting against insider threats

By Bill Siwicki 03:56 pm August 07, 2018

Active training via simulated phishing, progressive disciplinary measures, disabling hyperlinks and document execution from emails are among the suggestions.

exterior view of Orlando Orthopaedic Center in Florida

Credit: Orlando Orthopaedic Center

Third-party vendor error exposes data of 19K patients for 2 months

By Jessica Davis 01:37 pm August 02, 2018

Orlando Orthopaedic’s transcriptionist vendor misconfigured access to a database during a software upgrade. The health center waited nearly six months to report.

What hospitals need for successful AI: a digital base

By Mike Miliard 04:09 pm August 01, 2018

Artificial intelligence depends on several different fundamental technologies, and a robust and modernized infrastructure – cloud, mobile and web – to build upon is a must-have first step.

Unitypoint Health's Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Credit: Google Maps

1.4 million patient records breached in UnityPoint Health phishing attack

By Jessica Davis 11:56 am July 31, 2018

This is the second breach for the health system this year, and the biggest health data breach of 2018 in the U.S.

Homeland Security warns of spike in ERP system attacks

By Jessica Davis 03:59 pm July 26, 2018

The web-based applications are designed to help organizations manage finances, HR issues and more – meaning they contain troves of personal data sought by nation-state hackers and other cybercriminals.

Credit: Blue Springs Family Care

Ransomware, malware attack breaches 45,000 patient records

By Jessica Davis 12:14 pm July 26, 2018

An investigation into a ransomware attack found hackers peppered Missouri-based Blue Springs Family Care with a variety of malware programs, which gave them full access to its systems.