Tag: cybersecurity in healthcare

September 30, 2022 | by James Truslow

Putting HC3’s Cyber Posture Recommendations into Practice

The Rising Threat of Cybercrime in Healthcare Of growing concern to both patients and the professionals who facilitate their care is the growing trend of healthcare organizations being preyed upon by cybercriminals. In the United States, recent political dialogue has brought special attention to patients’ privacy rights under HIPAA and the ongoing security of their … Continued

July 29, 2020 | by Ritika Bramhe

Australia’s Department of Health Suffers PHI Breach Due to Pagers

In an unprecedented incident that has left medical authorities in Western Australia (WA) in disbelief, a local teenager has been found to be the mastermind behind a massive data breach. The breach intercepted thousands of names, phone numbers and communications between doctors responding to the COVID-19 crisis from their pagers. This is an unfortunate incident … Continued