On the heels of massive data breaches experienced by Anthem and Premera comes an announcement from CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield that it was a target of a cyberattack that compromised information of approximately 1.1 million current and former consumers. This latest cyber attack is another reason for healthcare organizations to consider investing in managed security services.
Given the increase in cyber security threats and attacks impacting the healthcare industry, healthcare leaders have collaborated with the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) to develop Cyber Threat XChange (CTX). HITRUST CTX is designed to serve as an early warning system, enabling healthcare IT security teams to detect and respond to cyber threats earlier. Preparation […]
As we covered in our recent blog post, Premera Data Breach Gives Hackers a New Revenue Source, cyber criminals are increasingly targeting healthcare organizations – staging sophisticated attacks that allow them to obtain a goldmine of personal health information (PHI). And while the recent attacks on Premera and Anthem have scared the bejesus out of healthcare […]
Hackers involved in the Premera breach have another means of generating revenue through stolen medical claims information. Learn more on the HOSTING blog.