Cybersecurity and Privacy

This week's top stories include Scripps being hit with multiple lawsuits following a ransomware attack and AWS creating a new accelerator that will give 10 startups a crash course in technical training.

While mHealth apps collect and share user data less often than other types of apps, researchers say these apps have serious privacy problems.   

The solution has six components which include a plug-in intrusion detection device and 24/7 monitoring.

The new legislation is intended to improve the safety of medical devices. 

This week's top stories include Scripps Health suspending access to its IT applications due to a cyberattack, the HRSA telling six drugmakers they're in violation of the 340B statute and Google giving a sneak peek into its AI dermatology assistant.

This week's top stories include a ransomware attack exposing thousands of patient records, insurers' concerns that telehealth reimbursement parity may lead to overutilization, and the FDA clearing the Bigfoot Unity Diabetes Management System.

Deep Dive: With ransomware attacks on the rise, with cybercriminals' tactics evolving in new and dangerous ways, security professionals offer tips and best practices for safeguarding healthcare organizations against the threat.

HIMSS Director of Privacy and Security Lee Kim hosts this new episode of HIT Cybersecurity, speaking with a panel of infosec experts about what they're seeing on the front lines.

In this episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Nakia Grayson, IT security specialist at NIST, discusses infosec challenges inherent in delivering care from hospital to home – and offers resources that can help.

In the debut episode of HIT Cybersecurity, Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, describes the current threat landscape – and shares tips for safeguarding a target-rich environment during the pandemic.