Ransomware, privacy legislation, and health IT trends headline this digest of Healthcare Cyber Security Articles.
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10 Healthcare Cyber Security Articles
It’s Time To Re-Engineer Health Care Cybersecurity via Forbes
U.S. health care is highly fragmented, multidisciplinary and compartmentalized — and so is its technological infrastructure, which runs the gamut from circa-2010 PACS radiology systems to IoT-enabled ventilators.
Combating The Ransomware Threat via American Healthcare Journal
Given the rising ransomware and blended threats, it is vital that hospitals, labs and medical centers re-examine their readiness to fend off cyberattacks. Here are eight proactive steps and precautions that can reduce the chances that your company will become a ransomware victim.
Tech Leaders: 14 Ways To Help Your Team Bond With Co-Workers via Forbes
Take IT out of its silo. Borrowing from noncurrent engineering, adopt a collaborative working model where all stakeholders are involved in the development and deployment of solutions to improve outcomes.
Fraudulent HIPAA Communications: An Alert from the Office for Civil Rights via National Law Review
OCR states that it became “aware of postcards being sent to health care organizations disguised as official OCR communications, claiming to be notices of a mandatory HIPAA compliance risk assessment.”
National Biometric Information Privacy Act, Proposed by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders via National Law Review
The Act would grant individuals the right to request certain information about biometric identifiers or biometric information collected by a covered entity within the preceding 12-month period.
The most dangerous health IT trends: Insights from 8 execs via Becker’s Hospital Review
The pandemic gave rise to new cybersecurity threats for health systems, which will require additional investment. Here, eight IT executives outline the most dangerous trends they’re seeing in health IT today.
3 strategies for addressing sensitive legal cybersecurity issues via Cyberscoop
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently filed its first cybersecurity enforcement action. This enforcement action shows the importance of mitigating legal risks when addressing cybersecurity risks.
‘Technology Laggards’: 14 Important Lessons They Can Teach Tech Leaders via Forbes
Keep an eye on the ‘canary in the coal mine.’ Technology laggards are slow to adopt, resist innovation, are skeptical and are generally price-sensitive. These traits make them the “canary in a coal mine,” letting you know that your technology—which started as a novelty—is rapidly becoming a commodity.
Addressing security challenges presented by HIEs via Healthcare IT News
Panelists at the ONC Tech Forum on Monday advised mapping the functions of health information exchanges to “confidentiality, integrity and availability.”
What is the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)? via Idenhaus
CPRA builds on CCPA, in that it would give California residents more control over their personal information on a number of fronts and create a more detailed privacy framework for businesses.
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