Tag: healthcare
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8 tough trade-offs every CISO must navigate
Tags: access, ai, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, cyber, cybersecurity, ddos, defense, detection, framework, group, healthcare, incident response, jobs, malicious, mfa, regulation, resilience, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability2. Weighing security investments when the budget forces choices: Closely related to the trade-off around risk is what CISOs must navigate when it comes to security investments.”For most CISOs, when they have to make tough choices, 99% of the time it’s due to budget constraints that force them to weight risks versus rewards,” says John…
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FAPI 2.0: How the OpenID Foundation is enabling scalable interoperability in global healthcare
Tags: healthcareIn this Help Net Security interview, Gail Hodges, Executive Director at the OpenID Foundation, discusses how the Foundation ensures global consistency in FAPI 2.0 … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/14/gail-hodges-openid-foundation-fapi-2-0/
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Help For Stretching Cyber Resources in Healthcare
Rural hospitals and small medical practices must be creative and open-minded in when it comes locking down their digital footprint, said Jim Roeder, vice president of IT at Lakewood Health System. There’s help from the private- and public-sectors and open source tools. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/help-for-stretching-cyber-resources-in-healthcare-i-5486
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Why Agentic AI in Healthcare Demands Deeper Data Oversight
As healthcare providers and their vendors develop and implement agentic artificial intelligence and other AI tools, they need to throughly understand data privacy risks under HIPAA and other laws, said attorney Jordan Cohen of law firm Akerman LLP. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/agentic-ai-in-healthcare-demands-deeper-data-oversight-i-5485
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Critical Ruckus Wireless Flaws Threaten Enterprise Wi”‘Fi Security
Tags: authentication, cyber, flaw, healthcare, network, remote-code-execution, risk, software, vulnerabilityMultiple critical vulnerabilities discovered in Ruckus Wireless management products pose severe security risks to enterprise networks, with issues ranging from authentication bypass to remote code execution that could lead to complete system compromise. The vulnerabilities affect Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) and Network Director (RND) software used to manage large-scale wireless deployments across schools, hospitals, and smart…
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From VPN to Hyperscale: Island Reimagines the Browser
Island CEO Mike Fey on Drivers for SASE, Identity Features in Enterprise Browser. Island co-founder and CEO Mike Fey outlines how the enterprise browser is evolving through AI, SASE and hyperscaler investments to enhance governance, reduce backhaul traffic and support secure access across diverse industries such as healthcare and finance. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Trend Micro flags BERT: A rapidly growing ransomware threat
Low-code, high impact: BERT is not an isolated development, it is part of a growing wave of emerging ransomware groups that are proving both capable and elusive. In just the last three to four months, cybersecurity researchers have identified multiple new ransomware families that signal a shift toward leaner, low-code, and faster malware operations.For instance,…
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Mental Health Provider Fined $225K for Lack of Risk Analysis
Settlement Follows Federal Investigation Into Data Leak and Ransomware Attack. A Texas mental healthcare provider’s failure to conduct a comprehensive risk analysis resulted in a $225,000 federal fine after regulators investigated a data leak followed by a ransomware attack in 2023. Deer Oaks Behavioral Health also must implement a corrective action plan. First seen on…
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BERT Ransomware Can Force Shutdown of ESXi Virtual Machines to Hinder Recovery
A newly identified ransomware group, BERT, tracked by Trend Micro as Water Pombero, has emerged as a significant threat to organizations across Asia, Europe, and the US. First observed in April, BERT targets critical sectors such as healthcare, technology, and event services, employing a dual-platform approach to infect both Windows and Linux systems. Threat Targeting…
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NHS trust accused of ‘at best cavalier, at worst deceitful’ behaviour after deleting emails
A London hospital trust faces allegations it withheld key evidence from a tribunal hearing after one of its directors attempted to destroy more than 90,000 emails First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627212/NHS-trust-accused-of-at-best-cavalier-at-worst-deceitful-behaviour-after-deleting-emails
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New Bert Ransomware Group Strikes Globally with Multiple Variants
Trend Micro has observed the Bert ransomware group in operation since April 2025, with confirmed victims in sectors including healthcare, technology and event services First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bert-ransomware-globally-multiple/
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Beware of Bert: New ransomware group targets healthcare, tech firms
Organizations on multiple continents, particularly in the health and tech sectors, have been breached by a ransomware group calling itself Bert, according to researchers at Trend Micro. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bert-ransomware-identified
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Qantas attack reveals one phone call is all it takes to crack cybersecurity’s weakest link: humans
Tags: access, attack, breach, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, healthcare, phone, riskOther sectors also at risk from attacks, including healthcare, finance and telecommunications, expert warns<ul><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>breaking news email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>All it can take is a phone call. That’s what <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/02/qantas-confirms-cyber-attack-exposes-records-of-up-to-6-million-customers”>Qantas learned this week when the personal information of up to 6 million customers was stolen by cybercriminals…
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Medow Health AI debuts AI scribe tool in Singapore
The Australian health technology company has launched its AI-powered scribe platform in Singapore to help healthcare professionals automatically capture and structure clinical notes, reports and referral letters First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627058/Medow-Health-AI-debuts-AI-scribe-tool-in-Singapore
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Healthcare CISOs must secure more than what’s regulated
In this Help Net Security interview, Henry Jiang, CISO at Ensora Health, discusses what it really takes to make DevSecOps work in healthcare. He explains how balancing speed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/03/henry-jiang-ensora-health-healthcare-devsecops-strategy/
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Feds Identify $14.6 Billion in Healthcare Fraud in Takedown
New Multi-Agency ‘Fusion Center’ Using AI, Other Tech Will Improve Investigations. The Department of Justice in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies said it has identified $14.6 billion in a wide range of healthcare fraud in 2025. The feds say a new fusion center using AI and other technologies…
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Cloud shift gains ground in healthcare security
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cloud-shift-gains-ground-in-healthcare-security
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Feds: $14.6 Billion in Healthcare Fraud Busted in Takedown
New Multi-Agency ‘Fusion Center’ Using AI, Other Tech Will Improve Investigations. The Department of Justice in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies said it has busted $14.6 billion in a wide range of healthcare fraud in 2025. The feds say a new fusion center using AI and other technologies…
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Esse Health data breach impacted 263,000 individuals
A cyberattack on healthcare provider Esse Health in April 2025 exposed data of 263K+ patients, including SSNs and medical info. In April 2025, Missouri-based healthcare provider Esse Health suffered a cyberattack that disrupted its systems and led to the theft of personal data from over hundreds of thousands individuals. Esse Health is an independent physician…
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DOJ Charges 324 in Sprawling $14.6 Billion Healthcare Fraud Scams
The DOJ and other U.S. agencies has charged 324 people, including medical professionals and pharmacists, in connection with a series of investigations into health care fraud, with one investigation dubbed Operation Gold Rush involving $10.6 billion in fraud, the largest such case in history. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/doj-charges-324-in-sprawling-14-6-billion-healthcare-fraud-scams/
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Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients
Esse Health, a healthcare provider based in St. Louis, Missouri, is notifying over 263,000 patients that their personal and health information was stolen in an April cyberattack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/esse-health-says-recent-data-breach-affects-over-263-000-patients/
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Improving NHIs Management in Your Organization
Is Your Organization Harnessing the Full Power of Non-Human Identities? The increasing reliance on automation and cloud computing in industries such as healthcare, financial services, and travel, has led to a surge in Non-Human Identities (NHIs). Deployed effectively, these machine identities can significantly streamline operations. However, their management presents a new layer of complexity in……
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FBI: Healthcare fraud facilitated by insurer impersonation
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/fbi-healthcare-fraud-facilitated-by-insurer-impersonation
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Another Billing Software Vendor Hacked by Ransomware
Horizon Healthcare RCM Hints at Paying Ransom in Data Theft Incident. Horizon Healthcare RCM is the latest revenue cycle management software vendor to report a health data breach involving ransomware and data theft. The firm’s breach notification statement suggests that the company paid a ransom to prevent the disclosure of its stolen information. First seen…
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Data breach at healthcare services firm Episource affects 5.4M
The incident, one of the largest breaches reported to federal regulators this year, came after a cybercriminal accessed data on the company’s computer systems over the winter. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/episource-healthcare-data-breach-impacts-5-4-million/751960/
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How 2 Ransomware Attacks on 2 Hospitals Led to 2 Deaths in Europe
Two deadly Ransomware Attacks on European hospitals show cybercrime now risks lives not just data with patients dying after treatment delays. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/how-ransomware-attacks-hospitals-2-deaths-in-europe/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S. Gov’t Urges Adoption of Memory-Safe Languages and Warns About Iran Cyber Threat
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, cisa, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, government, group, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, iran, login, mfa, military, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, passkey, password, programming, ransomware, risk, rust, service, software, strategy, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, warfareCheck out the U.S. government’s latest call for developers to use memory-safe programming languages, as well as its warning for cybersecurity teams regarding cyber risk from hackers tied to Iran. Plus, get the latest on ransomware trends, the quantum computing cyber threat and more! Dive into five things that are top of mind for the…
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Nationwide Recovery Service Hack Grows to 500,000 Victims
Debt Collector’s 2024 Data Breach Affected Multiple Hospitals and Medical Practices. The list of healthcare sector clients reporting large health data breaches from the 2024 hack on debt collection firm Nationwide Recovery Service continues to grow, as does the vast number of affected patients. So far, the hack has affected at least 500,000 patients. First…
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Separate healthcare data breaches impact over 200K
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/separate-healthcare-data-breaches-impact-over-200k