The Crucial Role of Dual Incident Response Playbooks in Healthcare Cybersecurity
As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a large hospital system, it is my responsibility to lead the charge in cybersecurity preparedness, and I have…
Healthcare Cybersecurity
You’ve Got Mail: How Secure Email Transforms Communication in the NHS
Andrew Raynes, Director of Digital and Chief Information Officer at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, explores how augmented email has transformed communications for patients…
DICOM and Cyber Risk: Protecting Patient Data and Medical Services
Millions of people will go to hospitals across the globe for a variety of appointments such as pregnancy scans, x-rays for broken bones, and other…
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…
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…
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…
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…