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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Instead of playing defense by extracting funds from the healthcare system – which also penalizes the hospital systems by further reducing resources to protect against cyber-attacks – we need to play offense and look at how we can take bad actors offline before they have a chance to attack. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

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Cybersecurity frameworks in APAC don’t support remote care: report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Consulting which looked into the cybersecurity landscape of the region and how policies and other measures apply in the rising remote care segment. WHY IT MATTERS Healthcare cybersecurity frameworks across APAC nations, the report noted, are "not fully adapted" to remote care solutions nor are these harmonised across jurisdictions.

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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Chad Peterson, Managing Director at NetSPI As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations have become desirable targets due to the valuable data shared across medical records and the constant need for service availability.