Managing Risk of Insider Threats in Healthcare Cybersecurity
HHS’s Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a brief outlining risk factors and mitigation tactics for managing insider threats in healthcare cybersecurity.
Second round of patients receives ransomware breach notices nearly a year after Scripps Health attack
In recent weeks, San Diego has seen a second flurry of data breach letters related to the Scripps Health ransomware attack that took place nearly…
Respiratory Care Provided Sued over 318,000-Record Data Breach
A lawsuit has been filed against the in-home respiratory care provider, SuperCare Health, over a cyberattack and data breach that was reported to the Department…
CISA Issues Guidance on Sharing Cyber Event Information
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently published a fact sheet on cyber threat information sharing to guide organizations reporting cyber incidents, which…
FDA Releases Updated Guidance on Medical Device Cybersecurity
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new draft guidance for medical device manufacturers to help them incorporate cybersecurity protections into their products…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Seeks Public Comment on Recognized Security Practices
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public…
1.4M Victims, 30 Healthcare Data Breaches Reported to HHS in March
The number of healthcare data breaches reported to HHS in March dipped for the second month in a row, HealthITSecurity’s analysis of the HHS Office…
Phishing Attacks, Email Security Incidents Hit 3 Healthcare Orgs
Three healthcare organizations recently began notifying patients of separate email security incidents that potentially exposed protected health information (PHI).
Ransomware Gangs Claim Health Plan and Healthcare Provider Attacked
The Fairfield, CA-based nonprofit managed care health plan, Partnership Health Plan of California (PHC), has suffered a cyberattack that has taken its IT systems out…
Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions Hold Healthcare Providers Accountable with Compliance
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the resolution of three investigations and one matter before…