Cybersecurity

Blockchain Technology Marketplace Expected to Reach $500M by 2022

November 27, 2019 - Global blockchain technology complements healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) and internet of things (IoT) - based marketplace offerings, and is expected to cross $500 million by 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CARG) of 61.4 percent, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan report.  “Health insurance payers, providers, and...

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Blockchain Technology to Evolve in 4 Phases, Predicts Gartner

by Fred Donovan

Blockchain technology, which is already making an impact in healthcare, will evolve in four phases over the next decade, predicted Gartner. The high-tech research firm advised chief information...

Hospital Networks at Risk from URGENT/11 Vulnerabilities, FDA Warns

by Fred Donovan

Hospital networks and medical devices are at risk from URGENT/11 vulnerabilities that lurk in their IPnet network connection, warned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week. The...

Senator Sends Letter to TridentUSA on PACS Server Security Lapses

by Fred Donovan

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter Sept. 23 to TridentUSA seeking information about the storage of medical images on unsecured picture archiving and communication system (PACS) servers by its...

Hacker Could Gain Control of Change Healthcare Cardiology Devices

by Fred Donovan

A hacker with low skill level could gain control of connected cardiology devices made by Change Healthcare, warned an ICS-CERT advisory. “Insecure file permissions in the default installation...

Healthcare IT Network Harbors Most Prominent Vulnerabilities

by Fred Donovan

The healthcare IT network harbors the most prominent vulnerabilities in healthcare organizations, judged 232 healthcare security decision makers surveyed by Vanson Bourne on behalf of security firm...

Reports of Healthcare IT Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Surge 341%

by Fred Donovan

Reports of vulnerabilities in healthcare IT infrastructure increased 341 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to a recent study by Bugcrowd. The study, the State of Healthcare Cybersecurity 2019,...

Windows Upgrade Led to Unsecured Health Data Transfers at VA Center

by Fred Donovan

An upgrade of a VA medical center’s operating system to Windows 7 led to the transfer of sensitive information using unsecured means for four years, an audit by the Department of Veterans...

ACN Is on Healthcare Blockchain Journey to Ease Admin Burdens

by Fred Donovan

Arizona Care Network (ACN) decided to deploy healthcare blockchain technology to alleviate administrative burdens associated with processing transactions in a secure manner, explained Jami Berger,...

HRSA Allots $42M to Health Centers for Health IT Infrastructure

by Fred Donovan

HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded close to $42 million in funding for health IT infrastructure improvements at federally funded health centers throughout the...

Browser Flaws Exposed Local Area Networks at Health, Drug Firms

by Fred Donovan

Vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox browser extensions enabled attackers to access local area networks (LANs) of several healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, according to a report by security...

Providers Move to Healthcare Multicloud, Despite Security Concerns

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare providers continue to move to multicloud environments as part of their digital transformation efforts, with 80 percent of respondents storing sensitive data in the cloud. A full 61 percent...

More Healthcare Organizations Plan to Adopt Cloud-First Approach

by Fred Donovan

A majority of healthcare organizations are ready to adopt a cloud-first approach for their health IT infrastructure, compared with only 23 percent of healthcare organizations last year, according to...

Remote Attacker Could Manipulate GE Healthcare Medical Devices

by Fred Donovan

GE Healthcare anesthesia and respiratory medical devices have a firmware vulnerability that could endanger patients by enabling a remote attacker to silence device alarms, alter time and date records,...

Rensselaer Researchers Use Blockchain to Boost Medical Image Sharing

by Fred Donovan

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are developing a blockchain-based information system for medical image sharing using IBM Hyperledger. The blockchain technology will enable a data...

Healthcare Technology Adoption Is a Top Concern of Leaders

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare technology implementation and adoption is a top concern of 100 healthcare leaders surveyed by Rabin Research Company on behalf of international law firm Proskauer. Healthcare technology...

Austin Group, Dell Medical School Team on Healthcare Blockchain

by Fred Donovan

The Austin Blockchain Collective is teaming with Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin to develop healthcare blockchain applications for better patient outcomes. The two...

DoJ Slaps $250K Fine on Coffey Health for Lying about EHR Security

by Fred Donovan

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is fining Kansas-based Coffey Health System $250,000 for lying about its EHR security to get Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments. In its lawsuit, DoJ...

Researchers Modify Flash-based SSD to Thwart Ransomware Attacks

by Fred Donovan

Researchers from the University of Illinois have modified a flash-based solid-state drive (SSD) to fight ransomware attacks that plague healthcare organizations and other industries. When a file is...

Many Executives Lack Confidence in Healthcare IoT Security, Privacy

by Fred Donovan

Only 37 percent of healthcare executives are “very confident” that they are building sufficient security and privacy controls into their healthcare IoT deployments, according to a survey by...

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