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Cyber Attacks In Medical Facilities

Electronic Health Reporter

Cyber terrorists have made the way into hospitals, and they are targeting ultrasound machines specifically. The article Cyber Attacks In Medical Facilities appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

Health Populi

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care sector was profoundly affected by cyber-attacks on connected devices, we learn in the report, Rise of the Machines 2021: State of Connected Devices – IT, IoT, IoMT and OT from Ordr. 32% of medical imaging devices were running on unsupported operating systems, and.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

We reached out to our network of security experts to get their opinions and perpsectives on the Ascension ransomware attack and what healthcare should learn from it. Cyber insurance should be prohibited from paying fines and lawsuit settlements or awards. Healthcare firms have long been targets for cyber criminals.

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A Concerning Gap in Cybersecurity for Medical Technology

Health Populi

This concerning finding was confirmed in recent observations from Gartner, which wrote in a market trends report that, “generally, medical devices are not replaced for at least ten years, with many running old software that has not been updated or patched.” healthcare secure from cyber-attacks.

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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As we incorporate more data and technology to reach the era of truly personalised healthcare, we increase both the ‘attack surface’ for devices, and the risk of leakage of sensitive data," said Imperial professor Anil Anthony Bharath, who is co-leading the IN-CYPHER programme with professor Liu Yang of NTU Singapore.

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Here’s What to Expect from IoMT Cybersecurity in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to be up against a fast-moving landscape trying to keep up with and mitigate cybersecurity threats to medical technology. Government requirements enforcing baseline security on medical devices have only recently arrived.

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Top health tech hazards for 2022: cyberattacks, supply chain shortfalls and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The nonprofit safety group ECRI Institute published the latest version of its annual health technology hazards report this week, pointing to cybersecurity attacks, supply chain shortfalls and damaged infusion pumps as three of the biggest dangers. The report authors note that many of the culprits are new to the list.