How can we Tackle the High Cost of a Healthcare Cyberattack?
The healthcare sector is in the midst of a pressing cybersecurity crisis. With a recent string of high-profile incidents, from Advanced health systems to the…
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Closing the Cybersecurity Gap: Reducing Supply Chain Risks
One year has passed since the crippling ransomware attack on Advanced, a major software provider for the NHS. The attack disrupted the NHS 111 service…
Remote Patient Monitoring Systems Are a Possible Attack Vector
Remote patient monitoring with telehealth is revolutionising health care by allowing doctors to track vital signs and other health metrics in real time, right from…
Guarding the Frontier of Health: IoT, Cybersecurity, and Safeguarding Patient Care
UK’s health & care sector continues to battle a rising wave of cybersecurity threats. While the health and social care sector is now much better…
How Fully Homomorphic Encryption can Protect Data Privacy and Advance Healthcare
The criticality of securing medical data cannot be overstated. Healthcare providers handle vast swathes of highly sensitive patient information, from medical history data and diagnoses…
Ransomware in the Healthcare Sector – Five Tips on how Healthcare Organisations can Better Protect Themselves
Healthcare is an increasingly attractive target for cyber actors using ransomware. According to the latest Global Threat Report, the healthcare sector is one of the…
Protecting Patients from Cyberattacks on Medical Devices
Internet of Things (IoT) medical devices have become commonplace among healthcare providers. Smart medical equipment and electronic medical record systems facilitate real-time monitoring of patients,…
The Password Issue Faced within the Healthcare Industry
The alarm has been raised as healthcare cyberattacks are on the rise warns the World Economic Forum. Unfortunately, the healthcare industry has always been under…
Clinical Hygiene and Cyber Hygiene must go Hand-in-hand to Protect Healthcare Industry
Cyber hygiene is essential to help prevent unauthorised access to networks, systems and devices to ensure patient safety isn’t compromised by hackers tampering with equipment…
Healthcare Leaders Still See Security as a Barrier: That’s Bad News for Everyone
Digital transformation has moved from industry buzzword to a healthcare necessity in just a few years. Healthcare organisation (HCO) plans to roll out electronic patient…