Mar 2, 2023 | Hacking Healthcare
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins by breaking down cybersecurity and privacy legislation developments in the United States’ 118th Congress. Specifically, we look at the recent efforts to revive federal data privacy legislation, healthcare cybersecurity funding, and...
Feb 24, 2023 | Hacking Healthcare
Recently, we became aware that several of the past Hacking Healthcare submissions from this year have inadvertently omitted attribution to some sources that were used to provide background and context. These unintentional omissions will soon be rectified with revised...
Feb 16, 2023 | Hacking Healthcare
This week, Hacking Healthcare explores a new report highlighting the need for cybersecurity regulation harmonization. We highlight the difficulties various stakeholders are encountering with the current lack of alignment as well as the challenges in getting the...
Feb 8, 2023 | Hacking Healthcare
This week, Hacking Healthcare assesses the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) 2023 planning agenda. We break down the issue areas that they plan on addressing and the kind of impact that they may have on...
Feb 2, 2023 | Hacking Healthcare
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins with an update on Russian cyber retaliation against Germany for policy decisions that supported Ukraine. We break down just how swiftly cyber capabilities were weaponized against German government and critical infrastructure, and...
Jan 25, 2023 | Hacking Healthcare
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins with an update on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) ongoing revision of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, better known as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). We let you...
Jan 19, 2023 | Hacking Healthcare
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins examining part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act that passed at the end of December. Specifically, we look at the sections that empower the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to mandate cybersecurity requirements for certain...
Jan 12, 2023 | Hacking Healthcare
Happy New Year! To kick off 2023, Hacking Healthcare begins by examining an end of year ransomware attack against a Canadian children’s hospital. Beyond assessing the unique aspects of the attack, such as why a notorious ransomware group apologized and offered a free...
Dec 22, 2022 | Hacking Healthcare
Happy Holidays from Hacking Healthcare Everyone involved in Hacking Healthcare would like to wish you all a happy holiday season and thank you for another great year. We will be taking next week off for the holidays, but we will be back in January. This week,...
Dec 15, 2022 | Hacking Healthcare
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins with a reminder for next week’s Health-ISAC Monthly Threat Brief. Next, we use the upcoming end of life for Windows 7 and 8 to frame a conversation about legacy technology in the healthcare sector. This includes breaking down...
