The Imperative for Robust Security Design in the Health Industry

February 1, 2024 at 01:04PM Healthcare companies face both immense opportunity and unprecedented risk in the digital era. While digitalization has improved healthcare delivery, escalating cyberattacks have exposed vulnerabilities. Cyber breaches compromise patient trust, incur financial losses, and pose risks to individual medical information. Offering identity monitoring services is insufficient, necessitating a proactive approach to … Read more

Leaky DICOM Medical Standard Exposes Millions of Patient Records

November 10, 2023 at 01:12PM Researchers have discovered that around 60 million personal and medical records may have been exposed due to the use of a legacy protocol in medical equipment. The researchers found that many users of the protocol do not implement security controls, leading to data leakage. The protocol does have security measures, … Read more