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Finger Lakes Health Hobbled by Ransomware Attack 

Finger Lakes Health Hobbled by Ransomware Attack.

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Why Bots Pose an Increasing Challenge to Healthcare Organizations

Why Bots Pose an Increasing Challenge to Healthcare Organizations.

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Physician Practices Report Lost Revenue and Patient Care Disruptions Following Allscripts Ransomware Attack

This week we saw FierceHealthcare.com, an online publisher that specializes in healthcare news, publish an article outlining the challenges of electronic healthcare applications. Fierce Healthcare’s article noted that physician practices…

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Hancock Health Pays $55K to Release Hospital Files Following Ransomware Attack

FierceHealth.com, an online publisher that specializes in healthcare news, reported today that Hancock Health paid a $55,000 ransom to hackers to regain control of its clinical IT systems at Hancock…

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6 Weeks After Going Back to Pen and Paper, Buffalo Hospital CEO Sees Ransomware Attack As a Call to Arms

An article was recently published in FierceHealth.com describing a ransomware attack that paralyzed Erie County Medical Center’s computers, demanding $44,000. Hospital officials refused to pay, and had to rely on…

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Healthcare Gets a ‘D’ on Cybersecurity Report Card

Earlier this week FierceHealthcare.com printed an article outlining that healthcare security professionals are showing reduced confidence in assessing industry security risks. Tenable, a cybersecurity company in Columbia, Maryland gave the…

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A Trumpian Cure for the FDA’s Chronic Lethargy

A Trumpian Cure for the FDA’s Chronic Lethargy.

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Hackers Used New Weapons to Disrupt Major Websites Across U.S.

Hackers Used New Weapons to Disrupt Major Websites Across U.S.

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Is Your Breakfast Messing Up Your Medicine?

An article was written and posted this week on Peoplespharmacy.com that outlines the importance of reading medication inserts. It explains that factors such as breakfast choices, supplements, and even beverages…

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Hackers Take Down L.A. Hospital’s Wireless Medical Devices

In the news this week is more danger from our online healthcare systems. Hackers used ransomware to disable medical devices and computing systems at a Los Angeles hospital for over…

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