Privacy & Security

Penn Medicine’s Dan Costantino recommends hospitals to get ahead of the issue, understand scope, and implement layers of cybersecurity to start.

Even with fortified defenses, attackers only need an opening while the defender must be constantly on-guard; just one mistake opens the point of entry.

After all the cybersecurity threats and events in the last 12 months, infosec teams should focus on these priorities as they craft strategies into the future.

Chief information officer Mike Restuccia revisits past predictions and builds on recent developments on what's ahead for the new year. 

Affected systems include Windows, Linux, Android, Chrome, iOS and MacOS but the good news is there is a public exploit code to test your system for vulnerabilities.

The healthcare sector is improving its cybersecurity practices but as a whole, much more needs to be done.

Patients are now choosing healthcare providers who focus on protecting their information.

Since before 2013, hospitals and other healthcare facilities knew that falls were a serious problem, and massive resources were marshalled to reduce or prevent patient falls.

In today's environment, where cybersecurity threats are becoming more and more pervasive, even small healthcare organizations understand that purporting to have comprehensive data privacy and security policies and procedures in place isn't enough. Business partners want more. Regulators demand more.

Whether because of a nefarious manmade or natural disaster, hospital IT shops often find themselves strapped during a crisis. The government and private sector have already developed considerable resources to help. Here’s a look at those.