Cybersecurity and Privacy

A JAMA study found consumers are more willing to share step count data than other types of information. 

This week's top stories include a class action complaint accusing QRS of failing to secure, monitor and maintain patient data after a breach that affected nearly 320,000 people, and Headspace Health's aim to improve its ability to personalize users' experiences with its Sayana acquisition.

This week's top stories include the Holmes conviction for conspiracy to defraud investors and three counts of wire fraud, and Broward Health reporting an intruder accessed its network through a third-party medical service provider.

Keeping data safe can protect the lives of patients, says John Gomez, Sensato Cybersecurity's CEO.

IT requires buy-in from the healthcare board in any cybersecurity initiatives, says Clearwater Compliance vice president for consulting services Cathie Brown.

In this interview, Miquel Angel Garcia, Head of Medical Systems Division EMEA at Olympus, explains what hospitals' top priorities should be, and how the company provides assistance in achieving them.

VP and CISO of Sentara Healthcare Dan Bowden reviews cyber threats twice weekly on a call with his team.

The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey found 26% of healthcare organizations reported a quarter or more of their patients have used telehealth, compared with only 7% in 2019.

Errol Weiss, chief security officer of Health-ISAC, explains how the global nonprofit helps healthcare groups with security intelligence and best practices.