Ascension, one of the largest health systems in the United States with 140 hospitals, faced a significant cyberattack that disrupted its operations. It was reported that the attack caused patient ...

(TNS) — When a cyberattack hit Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center late last year and exposed the personal data of nearly a million patients, many were caught off guard, stunned a breach could ...

Cyberattacks of all sorts have plagued large corporations, small businesses and individuals for decades now, but in the past several years, health care has become a top target, according to federal ...

Health care continues to be a top target for cybersecurity attackers, yet most organizations continue to rely on legacy software and access management policies stitched together in an ad hoc manner.

The proposed HIPAA Security Rule introduces mandatory measures to prevent malicious cyberattacks in health care. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule on Jan. 6 to ...

Credit: Getty Images Medical facilities are attractive targets for cyber criminals because of their technological dependence and sensitive data. Department of Health and Human Services is taking steps ...

The electronic health records plan in President Barack Obama’s $825 billion economic stimulus bill aims to boost security and privacy controls beyond those now required under the Health Insurance ...

Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have been proposed to protect patient data, vulnerable hospitals and ...

As the health care industry has rushed onto the Internet seeking efficiencies and improved care, it has exposed a wide array of vulnerable hospital computers and medical devices to hacking, according ...