Bipartisan healthcare cybersecurity bill introduced
Editor's Note Introduced by a bipartisan group of Senators, the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act aims to bolster the cyber-defenses of healthcare entities through the collaboration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). According to a July 16 report in HealthExec,…
OR am – 7-10-2024
July 10, 2024 OR Handoffs Listen now: Eliminating the could have, would have, should have Healthcare industry groups criticize federal cybersecurity reporting rule Healthcare industry groups are calling for the federal government to streamline and ease the recently proposed cybersecurity incident reporting rule by the Cybersecurity…
Healthcare industry groups criticize federal cybersecurity reporting rule
Editor's Note Healthcare industry groups are calling for the federal government to streamline and ease the recently proposed cybersecurity incident reporting rule by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Fierce Healthcare reported July 8. According to the report, CISA's proposal imposes enhanced reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities, including…
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OR am – 7-2-2024
July 2, 2024 OR Budgeting Listen now: Real-time location system provides accurate asset utilization for surgery costing FDA announces Class 1 recalls for ventilators, LVAS monitors The US Food and Drug Administration has announced class 1 recalls—the most severe category indicating risk of serious injury or…
Healthcare cybersecurity earns B+, but vulnerabilities remain
Editor's Note Although SecurityScorecard gave the US healthcare a “better than expected” B+ rating for cybersecurity in 2024, the supply chain cybersecurity firm also highlighted significant risks in application and endpoint security, HealthcareIT News reported June 25. Overall, 35% of third-party data breaches in 2023 affected healthcare organizations, the…
OR am – 6-27-2024
June 27, 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Listen now: A mission, a vision, and our work: a safety-net hospital’s DEI journey FBI, HHS issue healthcare cybersecurity warning A June 24 advisory from the FBI and Department of Health and Human Services warns healthcare organizations about attempts…
FBI, HHS issue healthcare cybersecurity warning
Editor's Note A June 24 advisory from the FBI and Department of Health and Human Services warns healthcare organizations about attempts to steal payments through phishing and social engineering tactics, according to a post from the American Hospital Association (AHA). The attackers target employee email accounts to access login information…
OR am – 6-25-2024
June 25, 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Listen now: A mission, a vision, and our work: a safety-net hospital’s DEI journey Russian ransomware group threatens cybersecurity beyond London attack Qilin, a ransomware group based in Russia, claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against pathology services provider Synnovis…
Russian ransomware group threatens cybersecurity beyond London attack
Editor's Note Qilin, a ransomware group based in Russia, claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against pathology services provider Synnovis that paralyzed London Hospitals and is now requesting $50 million, Becker’s Health IT reported June 20. Citing a report from Bloomberg, the article notes that the attack disrupted services at London-based hospitals…