Cybersecurity

Cyber Issues With Wireless Medical Infusion Pumps

Who would have ever thought cyber criminals could possibly break into wireless medical infusion pumps to access a hospital, or a home based wireless network. There hasn’t been any known cases involving this type of exploitation, further it would take a very highly skilled cybercriminal to produce the desired efficacy. Vulnerabilities of wireless medical infusion

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What You Should Know About Healthcare IT Security

 This article originally appeared as a blog post at: https://www.varian.com/proton-therapy/spot-blog/what-you-should-know-about-healthcare-it-security The unfortunate reality is that cybercrime pays. It pays really well for bad guys. That is because patient records are an order of magnitude more valuable than financial services records to criminals and they’re often more easily stolen. They’re more easily stolen because the investment

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A Dose of AI Could Be the Cure for Hospital EHR Cyberattacks in 2017

By Santosh Varughese, president, Cognetyx, delivering ‘Ambient Cognitive Cyber Surveillance’ to protect information assets against cyber security threats, data breaches and privacy violations. I know how terrible hospital record theft can be. I myself have been the victim of a data theft by hackers who stole my deceased father’s medical files, running up more than $300,000

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TrapX Combats Ransomware Attacks with New CryptoTrap™ Tool: Interview with Anthony James

TrapX recently announced that it has released CryptoTrap™, a new tool aimed at helping enterprises detect and combat a rising tide of sophisticated ransomware attacks. We have thus decided to interview Anthony James, CMO of TrapX Security, to learn more. Can you tell us more about TrapX? Started in 2011, TrapX Security has a founding team

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TrapX Combats Ransomware Attacks with New CryptoTrap™ Tool

A new tool that leverages TrapX’s patented deception technology to lure and defeat ransomware attacks before they can compromise network assets SAN MATEO, CA — Aug. 25, 2016 — TrapX™, a global leader in deception-based advanced cyber security defense, today announced that it has released CryptoTrap™, a new tool aimed at helping enterprises detect and

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Security Issues With Medical Devices

No doubt that finding your email hacked brings you disappointment. In this case, cleaning the email box and changing the password is the only trouble you are faced with. Imagine the device which tracks your health state and measures the pills amount to be prescribed to you is cracked. This can lead to lethal outcomes.

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Design With Breaches in Mind

How to design systems that help prevent breaches ? Let’s explore Innovative technologies are affecting and reshaping all market industries and not just the healthcare industry. Some organizations believe, not embracing or implementing such technologies can limit their competitive edge. Buzz words and acronyms of today like, cloud, IoT, BYOD, DRaaS, and Data Lakes are part

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