Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Good security practices are integral in just about every industry there is. However, they are particularly important within healthcare practices, making them one of the most vulnerable industries to security breaches. Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash This is because: Healthcare facilities may store expensive medication and equipment on-site, making them key targets for
[ Read More ]Cybercriminals often infiltrate organizations and retrieve confidential data which they sell or expose to the general public. Hospitals collect and store a lot of personal and valuable information, making them a significant target to cybercriminals. Compared to other years, 2020 saw the number of breaches in hospitals soar to record levels. In the United States
[ Read More ]Image Source: Pixabay The digitization of the healthcare industry did not begin with the global outbreak of COVID-19, but the pandemic has certainly accelerated this trend. However, as healthcare IT devices continue to proliferate, so too do the security risks associated with them. But what, exactly, are the threats associated with these mobile healthcare technologies,
[ Read More ]A healthy database is a critical component of the business, and it is vital for staff efficiency and customer satisfaction. As a business owner, you should never neglect performance tuning and maintenance, as there are chances where you will run into a wide array of performance problems. When the database starts to get slow, so
[ Read More ]The transition to modern information technologies in medicine improves the quality of service, makes it possible to conduct remote consultations, remote processing of primary information, store patient data in digital form for a long time and, if necessary, access them from anywhere the world. Visit the website to learn how technologies allow you to follow
[ Read More ]It’s important for healthcare providers to ensure patient data privacy in order to build lasting and meaningful relationship with their customers. However, it’s not easy to secure health data with the growing concerns in cybersecurity threats today. According to healthcare data breach statistics from 2009 to 2017, 2,181 healthcare data breaches was recorded resulting to
[ Read More ]Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Industry As the “going digital” trend rapidly gains popularity across the corporate world, industries across the board are looking to digital transformation to answer their security, workflow efficiency and productivity problems! The healthcare industry is at the forefront of this shift towards a digital world! With the healthcare industry hosting
[ Read More ]The past few years has seen an explosion of cyber attack activity in the healthcare industry. But that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Healthcare records are a goldmine for enterprising hackers, and with low security budgets across the industry it’s no wonder that healthcare organizations are considered a soft target. A cursory glance at the industry’s security profile tells us everything
[ Read More ]“A Netflix outage is annoying, but if you can’t access medical records, it could be life threatening.” — Barry Runyon, Research Vice President, Gartner After a virus shut down their information technology systems in the spring of 2016, MedStar Health refused to admit patients to ten hospitals and 250 outpatient centers. Without easy access to
[ Read More ]The medical information of 150 million Americans has been exposed through 1,500 breach incidents since late 2009. More recently we’ve seen a handful of hospitals succumb to ransomware that locks down key parts of their systems and grinds operations to a halt. With healthcare becoming more of a “team sport” through new payment models and
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