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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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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.

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Healthcare Organizations at Risk: BYOD and Mobile Devices are Increasing Cybersecurity Concerns

Healthcare IT Today

He joined Zimperium in 2016 after spending 4 years at AirWatch, now VMWare Workspace One. Therefore, providers must remain vigilant, exercising the best security efforts as they embrace mobile devices as part of their operations.