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Healthcare remains the most targeted sector in cybersecurity. Breaches multiply. Ransomware disrupts patient care. Regulators raise the bar. Most of the coverage focuses on large hospital systems and health insurers. Far less attention lands on a specific and vulnerable corner of that market: the hospitals that treat children. A new report from Black Book Research … Read more
In July 2019, a ransomware attack hit Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama. Fetal monitors in 12 delivery rooms went dark. A woman arrived to give birth. Nobody told her the hospital’s systems were down. The umbilical cord wrapped around her baby’s neck went undetected. The baby was born with severe brain damage and died … Read more
A research paper raises a direct question about HIPAA: How much money would it take for someone to break privacy rules? The findings should concern cyber liability teams. Researchers discovered that 58% of participants named a price they would accept to violate HIPAA. While many cyber incidents start with mistakes, this study highlights a different … Read more
Healthcare Cybersecurity Expands Into Dental Care CISO Global is partnering with TeleDental.com and DentalChat.com to offer advanced healthcare cybersecurity protection to dental clinics across the country. With this agreement, CyberSimple, powered by CHECKLIGHT, will launch as a cybersecurity and financial protection platform designed to improve healthcare data protection. The service will reach more than 358 … Read more
Healthcare cybersecurity continues to face serious challenges, directly affecting hospitals and patient care. Following cyberattacks at Change Healthcare and Ascension, Fortified Health Security predicts that future attacks will be smaller but more frequent. The 2026 Horizon Report reviews data from January 2024 to December 2025, using information from the HHS Office for Civil Rights, NIST … Read more