medical data
Healthcare Providers Need to Increase Budgets for Cybersecurity
The past few years have emphasized just how important cybersecurity is. As cybercrime reached record heights and more companies went digital, industries realized their current security efforts fell short. Healthcare is a ...
Former Medical Transcriptionist Accused of Trying to Extort Toronto Hospital Using Stolen Patient Data
Personal information of roughly 150 patients of Toronto-based St. Michael’s Hospital has been stolen in a data breach, allegedly by a former third-party employee accused of taking them while on duty. According ...
Human Error, Not Ransomware, Health Care’s Biggest Security Threat
Making security a priority is imperative to reduce error in handing healthcare data The healthcare industry is a favorite target for cybercriminals, and it’s been that way since I began writing about ...
