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The database you don’t want to need: Check to see if your health data was hacked
More than 144 million Americans' medical information was stolen or exposed last year in a record-breaking number of health care data breaches, a USA TODAY analysis of Health and Human Services data found. Cyberattacks on hospitals disrupt patient care and pose risks...
4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks
Health-ISAC pulled quote from the New York Times Read the article in the New York Times here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/health/cyber-attack-unitedhealth-hospital-patients.html Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change...
Change Healthcare Attack: Recovery Woes; Lawsuits Pile Up
Company Makes Progress Restoring IT Services, But Disruption Lingers Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • April 5, 2024 While many systems are back online, the disruption is still being felt by many organizations that depend upon the company's services. "While IT...
Health-ISAC Medical Device Security Blog – Remote Access
Remote Access into the Medical Device Environment Understanding the Landscape and Mitigating Risks Access the full blog TechNation by Phil Englert, Health-ISAC's VP of Medical Device Security Here:...
Monthly Newsletter – April, 2024
April Newsletter Features: Health-ISAC Annual Report -- Be sure to read the 2023 Health-ISAC Annual Report to see statistics, new initiatives, and other information. APAC Summit -- Highlights and pictures Spring Americas Summit -- Registration is open...Early Bird...
Using biometrics to prevent data breaches and identity theft in healthcare
Errol Weiss, chief security officer at Health-ISAC, says biometrics may hold the key to solving some of the biggest identity challenges in healthcare. Posted 26 March 2024 by Christine Horton Read the full article in THINK Digital Partners here:...
How to prevent another Change cyberattack
The cyberattack on Change Healthcare has demonstrated the vulnerability of health care systems to more attacks. By CHELSEA CIRRUZZO and BEN LEONARD Presented by 340B Health With Carmen Paun Jenny Kane/AP Photo 03/18/2024 10:00 AM EDT Health-ISAC...
Change Healthcare Wake-Up Call: Is Sector Too Codependent?
Video Interview in Healthcare InfoSecurity Denise Anderson and Errol Weiss of Health-ISAC Discuss Critical Cyber Issues Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • March 27, 2024 Access the video interview here:...
Denise Anderson Cybersecurity Article in the 2024 Spring TribalHub digital magazine
The Evolution of Cybersecurity and Cyber Threats in Healthcare Health-ISAC President and CEO, Denise Anderson wrote an article for Tribal ISAC Magazine detailing the timeline of cybersecurity and cyber events affecting the health sector. It covers the timeline of...
Health-ISAC and CI-ISAC sign Memorandum of Understanding
To coordinate and collaborate when threats arise for Australian Health Organizations Orlando, FL - Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – Denise Anderson, President and CEO of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), and Helaine Leggat,...