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…
Healthcare Cybersecurity
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…
The Rising Threat of Malware Attacks in Ireland and United Kingdom Healthcare Sectors
On the computer systems of healthcare institutions are troves of highly confidential data. From patient diagnoses and medical records to the operating technology for specialised…
Awareness is Key: Educating Executives on Cybersecurity Risks in Healthcare
As the Chief Information Officer of Palomar Health, the largest healthcare district in California, I believe it is crucial to strike a balance between technology,…
Four Digital Skills that Healthcare Professionals need to Brush up on for the Workplace of Tomorrow
It is said that by 2030, up to 85 million jobs will go unfilled globally, generating an $8.5 trillion gap between possible and realised annual…