Reports Finds IoT Devices Host Social Media Apps, FDA-Recalled Platforms
An analysis of over 5 million IoT, IoMT, and unmanaged devices found a host of security risks, including those in the healthcare sector, from Facebook and...Majority of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Lack Adequate Security
The vast majority of government COVID-19 contact tracing apps from across the world, including the US, don’t employ sufficient security protections, making the apps easy targets for hackers,...Breach of Telehealth App Babylon Health Raises Privacy Concerns
UK-Based telehealth app Babylon Health recently experienced a breach of its general practitioner platform, where users were able to access videos from other patients’ appointments, first reported...COVID-19 Security: Reducing Risk of Temporary Hospitals, Remote Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the pace of change in the healthcare sector, from telehealth expansion to the rapid deployment of temporary hospitals. But the increase in telework, mobile tech, remote...Enterprise Mobile Phishing Attacks Spike Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The number of phishing attacks targeting enterprise mobile devices sharply increased during the first quarter of 2020, driven by the rise in remote workers amid the COVID-19 crisis, according to a...EFF Warns COVID-19 Tracing Apps Pose Cybersecurity, Privacy Risks
The Electronic Frontier Foundation are joining the call urging COVID-19 contact tracing app developers to consider the potential privacy and security risks posed by these technologies, while warning no...Apple, Google Address COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Privacy Concerns
Apple and Google updated their initial COVID-19 contract tracing app proposal to address feedback from industry stakeholders and some of the privacy concerns raised after the tech giants announced...Critical VPN Security for Telehealth, Remote Access Amid COVID-19
The week COVID-19 was declared a national emergency, several media outlets reported some hacking groups vowed to stop targeting the healthcare sector during the pandemic. At the same time, the majority...FBI: COVID-19 Spurs Increase in Zoom, Video-Conferencing Hijacking
The FBI released insights into ways organizations can defend against video-teleconferencing hijacking attempts, in the wake of a rise in “Zoombombing” attacks on the Zoom VTC platform...Zoom Domains Targeted by Hackers, as Use Surges with COVID-19
Hackers are utilizing the popularity of the videoconferencing platform Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic, targeting the platform with cyberattacks to install malware, according to recent Check...Best Practice Cybersecurity Methods for Remote Care, Patient Portals
A recent study from Kantar shows that privacy and security concerns are hindering patients’ willingness to use health technology, such as patient portals to improve their care. And while many in...Walgreens Reports Data Breach from Personal Mobile Messaging App Error
Walgreens announced on Friday that it inadvertently exposed the personal messages stored on its messaging app due to an internal error. On January 15, officials said they first discovered an error in...37% Health Orgs Shirk Mobile Security for Efficiency, Increasing Risk
Verizon recently released its third annual Mobile Security Index, which revealed 37 percent of healthcare organizations admit to sacrificing mobile security to “get the job done” and have...Sponsored by Insight
Developing a Successful, Sustainable Mobile Device Management Program for Healthcare
The proliferation of mobile devices in healthcare has led to an increase in the number of potential threat vectors that could expose sensitive health data. According to the Verizon Mobile Security...Sponsored by Insight
