The aftermath the cyberattack on Change Healthcare remains messy, with patients across the country still struggling to obtain their prescriptions. The federal government has even stepped in to help address the fallout of the attack, urging payers to quickly alleviate the digital bottlenecks that providers and pharmacies are facing.
Many hospitals remain underprepared to protect themselves against cybercriminals’ barrage of increasingly sophisticated attacks, but there are a couple concrete steps they can take to build a stronger defense structure — like virtual patching and thinking twice about moving to the cloud.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Hospitals and outpatient treatment centers in at least three states are struggling to get their systems back online following a ransomware attack waged last week against parent company Prospect Medical Holdings. Some of these facilities have partially or completely halted patient care.
The average cost of a healthcare data breach is now $10.93 million, up from $10.10 million in 2022, according to a new report. Healthcare has the highest data breach costs of all industries — breaches are second costliest in the financial sector, where the average cost is $5.9 million.
Clop, a Russian ransomware gang known for going after healthcare providers, has been recently exploiting a software vulnerability called MOVEit. Johns Hopkins University and its health system were recently victims of a data breach caused by hackers targeting this vulnerability, as was Texas-based Harris Health System.
A group of federal agencies recently released an updated set of guidelines to help healthcare organizations protect themselves from ransomware attacks and the data breaches that often follow. The guidance lays out best practices to prevent the six major ways that bad actors gain access to providers’ systems, which include compromised credentials and phishing.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Federal officials are sounding the alarm on two ransomware groups that are actively targeting the healthcare sector: Cl0p and LockBit. In recent months, the groups have been exploiting three known software vulnerabilities in cyberattacks they have waged against healthcare businesses across the country.
Ransomware group BlackCat has been targeting healthcare organizations in recent months, and it just went after NextGen Healthcare. Healthcare organizations would be wise to enhance their cybersecurity strategy in defense against BlackCat, as it is “one of the more adaptable ransomware operations in the world,” according to HHS.
CommonSpirit Health is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over a ransomware attack it suffered last fall that exposed 623,774 patients' personal data. However, hospitals' data breach lawsuits usually never make it court, a legal expert said.
In 2022, the healthcare sector is on track to meet or exceed the more than 50.4 million patient records that were breached last year. As we look ahead to 2023, increasing cybersecurity budgets will be a necessity for healthcare organizations, despite their tight financial circumstances.
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One of the most effective methods to reduce the attack surface is segmentation. But, what type of segmentation should be used — network-centric or identity-centric?
While you may rid yourself of one attacker by meeting their demands, you send a sign to threat actors around the world that you are willing to negotiate.
By replacing manual processes with automated, artificial intelligence-powered analytics, healthcare organizations can position themselves to maintain both patient trust and financial stability.
The best path forward for healthcare organizations is first to understand the characteristics, causes, and indicators of ransomware attacks and then be proactive in taking preventative measures.