Healthcare IT News November 6, 2024
Also: Kaiser Permanente reported that an unauthorized party gained access to the email accounts of two workforce members and viewed patient health information.
From small community hospitals like Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia, to the largest providers, ransomware, business email compromise and other cyber threats are causing daily care disruption in the United States.
“America is now averaging two health system data breaches per day,” Greg Garcia, executive director of the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group, said in his opening keynote at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum last week in Washington, D.C.
Cyber threat actors often take advantage of basic vulnerabilities, targeting people who work for hospitals and health systems. Case in point – the...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor