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The Role Of AI In Healthcare Cybersecurity: Enhancing Threat Detection

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Nagaraj Kuppuswamy, Co-Founder and CEO at Beaconer The healthcare industry has become a major target for cybercriminals in recent years. At the same time, many healthcare networks rely on outdated technology and lack the cybersecurity resources and expertise found in other industries.

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Guide to a Proactive Healthcare Cybersecurity Stance

Healthcare IT Today

The attack kept Change Healthcare’s systems down for three weeks, even prompting the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deploy accelerated payments and loan programs for healthcare organizations affected by the attack, akin to the support deployed during the pandemic. Organizations can, however, leverage AI to fight back.

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Blackwell Security Raises $13M Co-Led by General Catalyst and Rally Ventures to Empower Healthcare Cybersecurity Operations

Healthcare IT Today

Together, they’re working to further enhance the capabilities of Blackwell’s MHXDR offering, improve access to high-quality cybersecurity for healthcare companies, and further the company’s mission to improve security posture across the healthcare industry as a whole.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and Colin’s 2024 Healthcare IT Predictions Health Equity Predictions Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions And now, check out our community’s Healthcare Cybersecurity predictions. million per incident.

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Working Together for Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity – A Look At 405(d)

Healthcare IT Today

There are new cybersecurity tools for protecting patient safety that every healthcare organization should know about. Pointing out that institutions usually underinvest in cybersecurity, Decker says that these two new assessment tools can help answer the question: “Does the investment lead to an outcome?”

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Morphisec Releases 2019 Consumer Healthcare Cybersecurity Threat Index

Electronic Health Reporter

Morphisec released findings from the 2019 Morphisec Consumer Healthcare: Cybersecurity Threat Index. population, to get their perspective and understanding of the threatscape surrounding the healthcare industry, and how attackers are targeting their personal health information. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Telehealth is biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, says report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Although a new report suggests that the healthcare industry slightly improved its security posture this year compared to last, it warns that increased provider reliance on telehealth since the COVID-19 pandemic now presents a new slate of risks to patient data. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.