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by John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, AHA
All organizations must remain vigilant and ensure the proper cybersecurity procedures and controls are in place and practiced. While the stolen information may not retrievable, steps can be taken to mitigate the Mabna threat and other nation-state-sponsored cyber threats to academic medical centers, hospitals and health systems. This will help safeguard medical research and, most importantly, protect patients.
A group called Orangeworm has been observed installing malicious software called a custom backdoor Trojan within large international corporations that operate in the health care sector in the United States, Europe and Asia, cybersecurity software company Symantec announced today.
The House Energy & Commerce Committee today requested information from stakeholders on the cybersecurity challenges presented by legacy health care technologies and medical devices, and potential policies to address them.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced a firmware update to reduce the risk of rapid battery depletion and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain Abbott devices that provide pacing for slow heart rhythms and electrical shock or pacing to stop dangerously fast heart rhythms.
The Food and Drug Administration today released a plan to improve medical device safety.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare Cybersecurity Integration and Communications Center recently released an update on ongoing cyberattacks on health care and government organizations using a form of ransomware known as SamSam.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a March 20-21 workshop in Washington, D.C., on engaging the health care system in building capacity to respond to public health and national security threats.
John Riggi, a nationally recognized expert in health care cybersecurity who spent nearly 30 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has joined the AHA as senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk.
The National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s Threat Intelligence Committee today alerted the field to two newly identified cybe
The National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s Threat Intelligence Committee today alerted the field to two newly
AHA again urged the Food and Drug Administration today to allow health system pharmacies to distribute compounded products to other system facilities located more than one mile away.
The latest audiocast on cybersecurity from the AHA examines cyber liability insurance coverage.
The latest audiocast on cybersecurity from the AHA examines cyber liability insurance coverage.
Our hospital caregivers battle viruses every day – and that includes keeping safe from malicious malware viruses attacking hospital computers, networks and connected devices. We are moving deeper and deeper into the digital age. Indeed, Cyber Monday showed us to what extent our lives have become increasingly digital.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis will host a Nov.
The Department of Health and Human Services today alerted the health care and public health sector to an Oct.
The recent worldwide ransomware attack proves just how important cybersecurity is for hospitals.