Healthcare Security
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Patient Status Critical The threat level in Cyberspace keeps rising as evidenced by the recent alerts issued by the US Government (TA18-074A) and the long list of indicators of Compromise (IOC) Targeting critical infrastructure with an extensive list of tools, attacks, and techniques. While this is not new, with cases dating back to Stuxnet in 2007 […]
Diverse Engaging and Eclectic What other conferences can you attend that offers you exercise and revitalization programs, alongside engaging presentations from key leaders in some of the top companies in pharmaceuticals, technology, healthcare and a demonstration environment packed with the latest and greatest innovations and technologies? The CNS Summit – now in its 8th year […]
What are my BigIdeas2018 for the healthcare industry? They revolve around 3 topics: Security, Data, and Virtual care Technology continues to move at an exponential pace, leaving virtually no industry untouched. Healthcare is no exception – the technological progress in this space is offering incredible opportunities to improve the health of our population, reduce costs […]
The Desire to Help and Security We are programmed with a desire to help others in need but this trait is one of the reasons that hackers are so successful infiltrating our networks as I mentioned in this post. This past week the Black Hat conference took place followed by DefCon (in its 25th year) […]
Security is a Worldwide Problem The recent rash of ransomware and hacking attacks have highlighted once again the highly exposed nature of our information systems and the challenge of securing these systems. In May of 2017 Wannacry trojan encryptor malware was unleashed and spread rapidly bringing many hospitals in the National Health Service (NHS) to a standstill. It […]
Secure Your Accounts Today No better example of simple security preventing what would have been at best a major disruption of my account or at worse a loss of control and embarrassment than last night I was joining the #HCLDR tweetup when I received notification on my phone Someone was trying to login to my account […]
Great graphic that HITConsultant posted in this update SXSW Health Tech Trends Health and fitness apps, smart devices and connected products are making us more aware of our own health—and more active participants in our efforts to stay healthy. At the same time, health providers are looking to technology for smarter ways to deliver quality […]
The FDA issued a warning letter to 23andMe on Nov 22, 2013. There followed a slew of articles, posts, tweets and commentary – amongst the many there’s also more reason for concern …. Class Action Law Suit Filed Against @23andMe http://t.co/4pYhZGaaE0 via @forbes @danmunro— Gregg Masters (@2healthguru) December 3, 2013 And this piece on Forbes […]
Finally some sanity in what has become a ridiculous storm of challenging and sometimes impossible hurdles. Microsoft Research has validated what I am betting the vast majority of users know already that Many of these irritating security measures are a waste of time This was featured in an article by Mark Pothier from the Boston […]
