This was another challenging year for healthcare information security – but there's hope for the year ahead as technology and policy leaders promote new ideas to reduce risk and strengthen resilience.
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"The adversary has to beat all of us to beat one of us," said Greg Garcia of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.
NIST updated its healthcare cybersecurity guidance in July, while asking for industry feedback. The HSCC is calling for a tailored guide for small and/or low-resourced providers struggling with HIPAA compliance.
An FBI notice warns of an increasing number of exploits against unpatched and legacy medical devices, which could impact patient safety and health data privacy.