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Survey Reveals Widespread Vulnerabilities in Rural Hospitals Hospitals and healthcare providers across the United States face growing risks from cyberattacks that can disrupt patient care, expose sensitive data, and drain financial resources. As cybercriminals target outdated systems and under-resourced IT departments, many facilities, particularly small and rural ones, struggle to keep up. A new report … Read more
Specialized Cyber Insurance MSI has introduced MSI Cyber for Managed Care Organizations, a specialized cyber insurance program offering up to $25 million in primary and excess coverage. The new program directly targets the unmet cyber risk and cybersecurity needs of managed care organizations (MCOs). MCOs handle high volumes of sensitive healthcare data, placing them at … Read more
What Price Overconfidence? The timeless tale of the Tortoise and the Hare offers a clear lesson: overconfidence can lead to defeat. In healthcare IT, this overconfidence may cost organizations millions of dollars. A new report from Paubox exposes a confidence crisis among healthcare IT leaders who vastly overestimate their ability to safeguard email communication, one … Read more
The Dangerous, Human Consequences of Healthcare Cyberattacks. The threat of weak healthcare cybersecurity is very real. A new report from Omega Systems peels back the curtain on a silent crisis unfolding across U.S. healthcare: cybercrime isn’t just a tech issue—it’s a threat to human life. The 2025 Healthcare IT Landscape Report reveals that 19% of … Read more
When hackers hit a hospital, it’s not just data at stake. It’s lives. That’s the stark undercurrent running through the 2024 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey. Released this spring by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the annual snapshot offers a sobering diagnosis of things like patient data protection and healthcare IT security. As … Read more