How Unsecured WordPress Infected a Clinic with Ransomware
Just as the world has witnessed novel variants of the COVID-19 virus (and may continue), new variants of ransomware continue to appear since the first documented case in 1989. And while loss of life, thankfully, is not yet rivaling the pandemic, poorer health outcomes for scores of patients impacted by ransomware have resulted. For example,... Continue reading
The Devil in the Details? Put Cybersecurity First!
Frank: “Hey, when the devil shows up, you think he’s gonna have little red horns and carry a pitchfork? No, he’s gonna work for Amnesty International, and he’s gonna give all his money to the homeless…” Bertram: “Well, if he did all that, wouldn’t he lose the title ‘the devil’”? – from the film Ghost... Continue reading
The HIPAA Vault Story – Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week
The dynamic field of healthcare cybersecurity is growing. Gil Vidals and HIPAA Vault are helping to blaze that path.
A Life Lived For Others
Distinguishing Good Practice from Bad in Healthcare Security For all his vast, scientific insight, Albert Einstein is known to have remarked: “Only a life lived for others is worthwhile.” If you think about it, the “worthwhile” part is clear: sacrificial care of others will leave a definite mark for good (remember The Velveteen Rabbit?); a lack... Continue reading