Many organizations have adopted a herd mentality by assigning the security incident responsibility to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or senior security official (CISO). Unfortunately, this myopic approach is a prescription for the organization to make serious errors and delay responding based on two key observations.
Read the full article written by Clyde Hewitt, vice president of security strategy at CynergisTek.
Caleb Barlow offers commentary on the recent story about a California state employee exposing the COVID-19 test and tracking data of more than two thousand people.
Caleb Barlow offers commentary on the recent story about a California state employee exposing the COVID-19 test and tracking data of more than two thousand people.
David Finn covers a new report from the CyberPeace Institute highlighting the toll that cyberattacks are taking on the health care industry.
Caleb Barlow covers a new report from Crowdstrike revealing that 97 healthcare organizations victimized by ransomware attacks using extortion in 2020.
Caleb Barlow discusses how the increase in cyberattacks compromises both patient safety and weakens trust in the healthcare sector and how they must implement a three-point action plan to change.
Caleb Barlow details how a hacker group known for ransomware attacks posted sensitive employee files online following a cyberattack at a New Mexico health system.
Marti Arvin discusses ransomware attacks and other disruptive cyber incidents that have been surging in the healthcare sector, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marti Arvin discusses difficulties working in the healthcare industry and additional environmental stressors which can affect healthcare workers as well as patients and their families.
Ben Denkers provides commentary for this piece, focused on a recent report from cybersecurity researcher Alissa Knight and mobile security company Approov.
Caleb Barlow discusses the rise of ransomware attacks in healthcare and breaks down seven strategies that can protect healthcare organizations from ransomware.
David Finn offers commentary for this piece, which details the dangerous effects of ransomware on EHR systems.
Caleb Barlow discusses the onslaught of ransomware attacks in 2020 and how healthcare institutions should up their security infrastructure to protect themselves.
US Congress members report devices stolen during the capital riot. Online inspiration for violence seems distributed, not centralized. Caleb Barlow examines protocols for handling inbound intel.
David Finn discusses Check Point’s new data showing that ransomware and other cyberattacks on healthcare entities globally have increased by about 45% in the last two months.
Caleb Barlow details the COVID-19 pandemic increased risk of cyberattacks for clinical trial sponsors and vendors and describes how cyberattacks have evolved over the last several years.
Caleb Barlow, CEO of CynergisTek, predictions on healthcare cyberattacks was featured in this recent article.
David Finns offers his expertise for this piece, which details the FDA’s recent paper, called Communicating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities to Patients: Considerations for a Framework.
Caleb Barlow, CEO of CynergisTek details the advantages of telehealth, as well as the security issues it simultaneously brings to the healthcare industry.
Caleb Barlow details tips from members of Forbes Technology Council on vital steps all employees need to take to ensure robust digital security.
David Finn offered commentary for this piece, which details how electronic health records potentially can be exposed in many ways.
