Ransomware attacks have skyrocketed in healthcare. Organizations now need to focus more on leadership and processes rather than just tools.

The closing months of 2020 saw a 45% increase in cyber-attacks targeted towards healthcare organizations. Healthcare providers of all types and sizes have been breached. A report by Black Book Market Research predicts that data breaches in the healthcare industry are likely to triple in volume in 2021. In fact, the recent SolarWinds breach and its ripple effect has left many organizations concerned. So, how does an organization prepare itself to securely operate in today’s dy

Ransomware attack led disruptions have become a new challenge for Chief Operating Officers (COO) to manage according to the experience shared by a leader at the Wyoming Health System. The resulting downtime from ransomware attacks has reached an average of 9.3 days and, unfortunately, the cyber-attacks and breaches in healthcare show no sign of slowing down. They certainly raise questions about the complexity of today’s digital environment, sophistication of attacks, organiz

Cybersecurity has become one of the most significant financial and reputational risks for an organization. Examples of the ever-increasing cybersecurity threats include: More than 22 government entities in Texas, Florida, Maryland and Georgia faced ransomware recently Louisiana declared a state of emergency after ransomware hit many schools HHS/OCR received notification of 351 data breaches in 2018 exposing 13,020,821 healthcare records Almost 120 million new malwares are

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As patients, have we ever thought that issues with Healthcare IT systems like Electronics Health Record (EHR) and its components such as Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), Electronic Medication Administration Record (e-MAR), Clinical Decision Support (CDS) system, etc. could lead to death, permanent loss of a bodily function or other serious injuries? A study commissioned by the Joint Commission revealed that, if not careful, these systems have indeed led to serious