Privacy & Security

Size, security and complexity of data need to be top of mind when systems are being migrated, says Tom Liddell, CEO of Harmony Healthcare IT.

The direct messaging network involves 300,000 organizations exchanging a billion transactions a year, says Scott Stuewe, president and CEO of DirectTrust.

AMA and others want HHS to affirm that UnitedHealth Group alone bears responsibility for notifying patients of potentially stolen PHI.

The cyberattack that brought down the Ascension IT Systems was "foreseeable and preventable," complaints say.

No further information has been given on the ransomware amount or whether PHI has been compromised.

Phishing, compromised accounts through remote access and unpatched vulnerabilities are common attack vectors, says Carolyn Metnick, partner at Sheppard Mullin who is a member of their Healthcare and Privacy & Cybersecurity teams.

The attack has disrupted clinical operations for one of the largest health systems in the country.

Clearwater has partnered for threat hunting and monitoring for cyber resiliency, says CEO Steve Cagle.  

Addressing a risk in isolation that's actually part of an ecosystem raises the likelihood of a threat elsewhere, says Dr. Eric Liederman, CEO of CyberSolutionsMD.  

From clinical engineering at UConn to cybersecurity and tech innovator, Christopher Falkner, a 2024 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient and Sodexo's senior director of digital strategy and cybersecurity, talks about his career path and the importance of protecting medical devices.