Virtual Care Provider Inc., which provides cloud hosting and other services to more than 110 healthcare entities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities, is struggling to bounce back from a ransomware attack in which hackers demanded a $14 million ransom.
In a Nov. 18 letter to its clients, the Milwaukee-based company says it was attacked on Nov. 17 with Ryuk ransomware that was spread by the TrickBot virus.
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Mac McMillan discusses healthcare providers and their need to devote more resources to preventing cybersecurity attacks.
Mac McMillan, CEO of CynergisTek discusses the intensifying set of cybersecurity threats facing patient care organizations nationwide.
Mac McMillan, CEO of CynergisTek discusses cybersecurity attacks and breaches of the past few months as pointing up a key lesson for health system leaders.
Mac McMillan, president and CEO at CynergisTek breaks down seven cybersecurity trends healthcare organizations must focus on in 2022.
Mac McMillan interview with HealthITSecurity is quoted discussing the new year, ransomware operators will shift their focus away from encryption and on to data exfiltration.
Mac McMillan interview with HealthITSecurity is quoted discussing the new year, ransomware operators will shift their focus away from encryption and on to data exfiltration.
Mac McMillan, president and CEO at CynergisTek discusses the need to invest, and become more proactive, and validating security defenses.
Benjamin Denkers, Chief Innovation Officer of CynergisTek discusses how manufacturers of similar consumer-oriented medical testing and IoT products can enhance security.
Benjamin Denkers, CIO Privacy and Security at CynergisTek, discusses vulnerabilities identified in the Philips products and common issues in many medical devices.
Benjamin Denkers, CIO of Privacy and Security at CynergisTek discusses Siemens and Philips product vulnerabilities and how a patient can be affected and healthcare can be disrupted.
Mac McMillan discusses financial compensation for security leaders and challenges with attracting and retaining chief information security officers and other cybersecurity leadership.
In this article Mac McMillan, CEO of CynergisTek, shares insights into how security leaders can broach the topic of replacing legacy tech with hospital leadership.
Mac McMillan suggests that organizations change the way they approach cybersecurity and focus on strengthening enterprise-wide security through actionable strategies.
Marti Arvin, Executive Advisor at CynergisTek, shares her comments on breach notification laws with varying reporting deadlines that could potentially pertain to AOA.
Healthcare IT News interviewed Mac McMillan, who recently returned to the CEO role at CynergisTek, the cybersecurity consultancy he cofounded.
Marti Arvin, Executive Advisor at CynergisTek, discusses updated timelines for recipients of PRFs regarding both using the funds and reporting on the use of the funds.
Mac McMillin, CEO of CynergisTek discusses the breadth and scope of the information public health departments.
Ben Denkers, EVP of operations at CynergisTek, breaks down what hive ransomware is and how damaging it can be in this article.
David Finn, Executive Vice President at CynergisTek, offers commentary for this piece which discusses the recent targeted attack on HVAC.
David Finn offers commentary for this piece, which covers unique operational requirements and the different segments of healthcare that can also face different difficulties with IAM.
