The CyberPHIx Roundup is your quick source for keeping up with the latest cybersecurity news, trends, and industry-leading practices, specifically for the healthcare industry.
In this episode, our host Brian Selfridge highlights the following topics trending in healthcare cybersecurity this week:
- New Ponemon study that links increased mortality rates and poorer patient outcomes following cyber attacks
- Massive third-party breach cripples Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) via ransomware breach that takes down 111 services (akin to 911 services in the US)
- FBI warning and increased reporting of financial processing attacks against healthcare providers via phishing and social engineering
- Ambry Genetics settles class action lawsuit for $12.5m following 2020 breach of over 230,000 patient records
- OCR announces $300k settlement related to improper disposal of specimen containers with PHI on labels
- New FBI report on medical device security vulnerabilities and recommendations for healthcare organizations
- Updates on cyberwarfare trends stemming from the Russia/Ukraine conflict; Ukraine issues warning to allies of potential new cyberattacks from Russia
- President Biden signs new cybersecurity guidelines following CISA recommendations
- New federal cybersecurity requirements from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and NIST accreditation for third-party vendor risk management
- Healthcare sector leads all industries in fixing software security flaws; report highlights and analysis
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