UPDATE 7/10/2023, 4:35 PM- This article was update to reflect the number of individuals impacted and to include commentary from a cybersecurity expert. HCA Healthcare confirmed a data breach that impacted approximately 11 million patients, resulting from data theft by an unauthorize...
Following the analysis of healthcare data breach causes and threats, we describe the associated digital forensic readiness challenges in the context of the most significant incident causes. With specific focus on privilege misuse, we present a conceptual architecture for forensic audit logging to assist...
including medical records which public hospitals and clinics can share via a centralized database. Once the hack was revealed to the public authorities suspended many of these policies until the investigation into the breach has been concluded. The government has ...
Notification is the voluntary and/or mandatory admission of a company that certain pieces of critical information have been compromised in a breach.
Data Breach Risks: Storing large amounts of sensitive data, coupled with the imperative of accessibility, exposes healthcare organizations to the constant threat of data breaches. Fragmented Security Infrastructure: Relying on multiple security products creates complexity in identifying and mitigating potenti...
It’s important toassesspotential and current third-party vendors to keep data secure. This includes conductingrisk assessments, which are required by HIPAA to help organizations identify data vulnerabilities in their current operations. Should a data breach occur, both parties can be held financially...
Verizon's data breach As many as 14 million U.S. customers of the telecommunications company were exposed after a user mistake caused a database to go public online. Read the full article. 17 slide of 41 Bupa global health insurance A Bupa employee -- who has since been fired -- copied...
Singapore's largest healthcare group, SingHealth, has suffered a massive data breach that allowed hackers to snatch personal information on 1.5 million patients who visited SingHealth clinics between May 2015 and July 2018. SingHealth is the largest healthcare group in Singapore with 2 tertiary hospit...
In fact, attackers can use data mining methods and procedures to find out sensitive data and release it to the public and thus data breach happens. Whereas implementing security measures remains a complex process, the stakes are continually raised as the ways to defeat security controls become ...
Data growth is transforming the healthcare industry, but it's also made it a top target for cybercrime while creating new challenges for compliance regulations. In this article, we'll explore the latest cybersecurity tools that enable organizations to mi