H-ISAC Report TLP White: Hacking Healthcare - January 5, 2021

Welcome to 2021! This week, Hacking Healthcare begins by breaking down the United States (US) National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) newly published final guidance on securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). Next, we evaluate what the European Commission’s approval of Google’s Fitbit acquisition means for healthcare data privacy and security as technology companies continue to enter the space. Finally, we examine how Singapore’s successful digital contact-tracing effort is quickly becoming a cautionary data privacy tale. Welcome back to Hacking Healthcare.

Headlines:

• NIST Publishes Final SP 1800-24: Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)
• Google-Fitbit: Regulators at Odds Over Healthcare Data Usage
• Singapore Gives Law Enforcement Access to Contact Tracing Data