Government & Policy
The North Korean state-sponsored actor known for Ryuk ransomware is deploying two new remote access trojans to target hospitals and health systems through a critical vulnerability affecting 24 products.
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September 21, 2023
As more states roll out e-prescribing legislation, providers can turn to one-stop solutions for multi-factor authentication and identity-proofing.
The American Telemedicine Association says the new measures, calculators and other tools will help communities address the economic burden of inaction on health disparities and improve health through better access to virtual care.
As chief strategy officer for 1upHealth, the former national coordinator for health IT and interoperability guru gets a lot of feedback from industry stakeholders. Here are some of the questions, comments and concerns he's hearing.
When healthcare CISOs owned responsibility for medical device security, the application of frameworks such as HHS 405(d) Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices increased by as much as 18%, according to early peer benchmarking research results.
But restarting the paused Electronic Health Record Modernization program will first require a successful deployment at Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Chicago, says Dr. Neil Evans of the EHRM Integration Office.
In a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, they say Congress created a special registration under the SUPPORT Act "not as an option for DEA to utilize, but a requirement."
As it works to safeguard existing cybersecurity protocols from easy decryption by a future quantum computer, the agency is requesting feedback on standards for three algorithms designed to withstand quantum-powered cyberattacks.
Three states accuse nine individuals for Trickbot and Conti cyberattacks, including Maksim Galochkin, who's indicted in California for three counts related to the 2021 Scripps Health ransomware attack.
New patient privacy compliance resources and cross-agency approaches are coming in the next 12-24 months, and could help health systems bolster their security.
