Customers are no longer willing to accept vague assurances about security. Instead, they expect evidence of secure design, documented vulnerability management processes, and transparency about software components.
Recognizing its vulnerability to cybercrime, the healthcare industry continues to prioritize cybersecurity. Here are some areas where organizations should be focusing their efforts.
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Ransomware group Black Basta has quickly gained prominence as one of the biggest threats to healthcare providers’ cybersecurity. The group, which is responsible for the Ascension cyberattack, has hit more than 500 organizations across the globe since it first appeared in April 2022.
During a fireside chat at MedCity News’ INVEST conference, Nitin Natarajan — deputy director at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) — shared some key ideas that people need to understand about the current state of cybersecurity in the healthcare industry. For instance, he reminded us that things won’t get better overnight, and that cybersecurity requires an all-hands-on deck approach.
The FBI, CISA and HHS have all recently issued warnings about the dangers associated with the Royal Ransomware gang. Since approximately September of last year, cybercriminals have been using a Royal ransomware variant to compromise organizations across the U.S., many of which have been healthcare providers.
The federal government has established various departments and initiatives to promote cybersecurity among healthcare organizations, but experts say these efforts require more cross-agency collaboration in order to be effective. Most urgently, many cybersecurity experts are calling for the FDA to spend more time collaborating with other federal agencies on cybersecurity recommendations for medical devices.
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Cybersecurity will be an important part of the conversation at the ViVE conference by HLTH and CHIME, March 6-9 in Miami Beach. An interview with a senior adviser from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency highlights how payers, providers and health tech companies can better protect patient data.