Medical device security is improving, but stymied by systemic challenges
Healthcare has made some progress on medical device security, but much more needs to be done to better protect the high rate of legacy tech and vulnerable devices. Link to article by Jessica Davis of SC Media available here:...
Common Types of Social Engineering, Phishing Attacks in Healthcare
Phishing remains one of the most effective social engineering attacks used against healthcare organizations. Link to full article by Jill McKeon with HealthcareIT available here:...
Health-ISAC Member Newsletter – June 2022
-- Spring Americas Summit -- Photos and Highlights -- European Summit -- Call for Papers is Open. Summit will be in Algarve, Portugal -- H-ISAC Workshops - Health-ISAC is hosting a workshop in London and in Japan. Both are in June. -- H-ISAC at RSA -- Health-ISAC is...
Cyber Defense Confidence Ebbs as Ransomware Attacks Multiply
Corporate security teams battle burnout as a flurry of attacks continues and regulations increase Health-ISAC's quote in the article: “If anyone thinks that ransomware attacks are decreasing or going away, I’d say that notion is absurd,” said Errol Weiss, chief...
Cyber Threats to Health, Education Sectors Increase with Ransomware, Limited Security Resources
Cascading impacts from attacks on interconnected critical infrastructure sectors such as communications and electricity "can be substantial." ByBridget Johnson May 25, 2022 The healthcare sector and supporting critical infrastructure sectors “can no longer look at the...
Cybersecurity experts explore ways to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare
Cybersecurity experts testified at a May 18 senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing that cybersecurity training and advocacy was needed to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare. Denise Anderson, PhD, president and CEO of the Health Information...
Senate considers how to better protect health care from cyber threats
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee last week held a hearing on how to strengthen cybersecurity in the health care and education sectors, from training and recruiting more cyber security experts to helping organizations share information. In...
Experts Testify on Healthcare Cybersecurity Issues at Senate Hearing
At the Senate HELP hearing, industry leaders testified on the current state of healthcare cybersecurity, advocating for immediate improvements to federal cybersecurity protocols. By Jill McKeon May 23, 2022 - The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and...
“Voluntary practices” in healthcare insufficient for its dependence on legacy tech
Although Congress, regulators and healthcare leaders are doing “many correct things," the current state of “voluntary practices, where we take our time, have not proven sufficient to transcend the market failures,” Josh Corman, founder of the voluntary organization of...
Feds Warn Health Sector of Top Russia-Backed APT Groups
Alert Comes as Other Ransomware Assaults, Data Leaks Plague Medical Providers Federal authorities are alerting healthcare sector entities of advanced persistent threats posed by Russian state-sponsored cyber and espionage groups, including some linked to attacks on...