Health Care Cyberscoop

Rep. Mark Green, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, argues for a multi-pronged, proactive approach to protect health care networks. The post Cyber insecurity now impacts the health and wellness of Americans. We need a clearer treatment plan. appeared first on CyberScoop.

A rise in attacks on the sector, with Iran at the forefront, causes spillovers to other hospitals, Microsoft said. The post Ransomware attacks on health care sector are driving increase in emergency patient care appeared first on CyberScoop.

Censys cybersecurity researchers find medical devices, login portals, and health records floating online. The post 14,000 medical devices are online, unsecured and vulnerable appeared first on CyberScoop.

Steven Martin detailed the work that went into recovering from February’s ransomware attack, emphasizing that the mental toll was the toughest part of all. The post UnitedHealth Group CISO: We had to ‘start over’ after Change Healthcare attack appeared first on CyberScoop.

The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States. The post Mattis: Don’t create separate military cyber service appeared first on CyberScoop.

Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction. The post Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds appeared first on CyberScoop.

The case is the latest in a series of FTC enforcement actions focused on health data privacy and the first involving genetic information. The post FTC accuses genetic testing company of exposing sensitive health data appeared first on CyberScoop.

More than half of the respondents to a health care cybersecurity survey say their organizations suffered a ransomware attack in the past year. The post Health care IT workers report increased cyberattacks affecting patient care appeared first on CyberScoop.

The ransomware has previously received little public scrutiny. The post FBI, CISA, Treasury: North Korean hackers taking aim at health care with Maui ransomware appeared first on CyberScoop.

Cybersecurity threats against health care have skyrocketed in recent years. The post Senators push for more frequent medical device cybersecurity guidance from FDA appeared first on CyberScoop.