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FDA urges blood suppliers to improve cyber defenses
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently called on blood suppliers to increase their cybersecurity to safeguard the safety and integrity of...
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Managing technological and physical risks
Kirsten Peremore: Dec 9, 2024 3:31:05 AM
Technological risks are the vulnerabilities arising from digital infrastructure. Meanwhile, physical risks are threats that could lead to physical...
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How to secure central storage devices
Kirsten Peremore: Dec 9, 2024 3:12:11 AM
Organizations must secure any vulnerabilities in central storage devices. Security requirements may depend on the device and the organization, as...
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What is a cost-benefit analysis?
Kirsten Peremore: Dec 6, 2024 10:36:33 AM
Cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) are rooted in economic evaluation, assigning monetary values to both costs and benefits. It can be applied to risk...
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The uses of control analyses in email
Kirsten Peremore: Dec 6, 2024 3:29:07 AM
Control analysis is a way for healthcare organizations to test the technical safeguards required by the HIPAA Security Rule. The test itself extends...
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What are forensic protocols?
Kirsten Peremore: Dec 4, 2024 3:04:17 PM
Forensic protocols are procedures and guidelines used to provide an accurate analysis of evidence in legal and investigative scenarios. These...
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Does vulnerability management have a place in healthcare?
Kirsten Peremore: Dec 3, 2024 12:33:38 PM
Vulnerability management is the process of identifying, evaluating, treating, and reporting security vulnerabilities in systems and software, which...
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What is a threat intelligence platform?
Farah Amod: Dec 2, 2024 11:59:22 AM
Cyber threat actors are constantly developing new tools and techniques to bypass existing defenses, putting organizations at risk of security...
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How hackers are using AI to steal healthcare data
Farah Amod: Nov 30, 2024 6:20:17 AM
Research on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education defines AI as computer systems that can perform tasks that usually require human...
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What is operational technology?
Kirsten Peremore: Nov 30, 2024 6:13:28 AM
Operational technology (OT) is the hardware and software systems that monitor, control and manage operations. OT systemswhen combined with...
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Understanding next-generation antivirus
Farah Amod: Nov 29, 2024 4:22:22 PM
According to Crowdstrike, “Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV) uses a combination of artificial intelligence, behavioral detection, machine learning...
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The latest scam: ‘Your Apple ID is suspended’
Tshedimoso Makhene: Nov 28, 2024 2:03:19 PM
What happened A new phishing scam is targeting Apple users by sending fake emails claiming that the recipient's Apple ID, now referred to as "Apple...
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Hackers use SVG attachments for phishing and malware delivery
Farah Amod: Nov 28, 2024 10:01:41 AM
Threat actors exploit SVG attachments to bypass security tools, delivering phishing forms and malware with alarming effectiveness.