Cybersecurity: Page 6

Can cloud-based archiving cure your security headaches?

By Ed Marshall

Longstanding U.S. healthcare regulations have enforced the security of data from reasonably anticipated threats, and new -- even stricter -- guidelines related to data access and backup aim to create additional layers of security and integrity. However, the majority of departmental PACS archiving or disaster recovery systems fail to fully support these initiatives, according to Ed Marshall from Ambra Health.

March 21, 2017

CTA plus stress tests help predict heart attacks

By Kate Madden Yee

CT angiography (CTA) and CT stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can help predict heart attacks -- and offer the benefit of being less invasive than the traditional combination of coronary angiography and SPECT MPI stress tests, according to a study published online March 14 in Radiology.

March 13, 2017

Unprotected DICOM servers remain a security risk

By Erik L. Ridley

Thousands of radiology archives worldwide have serious security gaps that could leave them vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks or potentially even theft of patient data, according to research from Massachusetts General Hospital. And the situation isn't getting any better.

January 9, 2017

eHealth receives security certification

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Electronic health record firm eHealth Technologies has received Service Organization Control No. 2 type II certification for its healthcare records management system.

July 11, 2016

Canadian keepsake ultrasound firm hit for security lapse

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian keepsake ultrasound provider UC Baby has discontinued its on-demand prenatal video service for customers after an investigation by CBC News found it was easy to access ultrasound scans conducted at any of its 27 clinics across the country.

March 17, 2016

Calif. hospital pays hackers $17K ransom

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A California hospital has paid 40 Bitcoins, or $17,000, in ransom to hackers that attacked its enterprise-wide hospital information system.

February 17, 2016

Security concerns lead to cancellation of ESTI 2016

By Philip Ward

The annual meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI), scheduled to take place in Istanbul from 26 to 28 May, has been called off due to security worries in the Turkish city.

January 17, 2016

Zotec taps new VP of info security

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has hired Ron Duplessis as vice president of information security.

December 9, 2015

Global survey uncovers HIS security risks

By Erik L. Ridley

Thursday, December 3 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSQ11-03 | Room S403AResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital have found hundreds of unprotected HL7 servers worldwide, presenting an alarming security risk for patient information stored on these hospital information systems (HIS).

November 8, 2015

Yes, you can help prevent healthcare data breaches

By Erik L. Ridley

Cybersecurity attacks have been plaguing a variety of industrial sectors, and healthcare is no exception. Of the 14 biggest healthcare data breaches, five occurred in 2015. But there's plenty that facilities can do to reduce their risk, according to a webinar conducted last week by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).

August 31, 2015

Konica Minolta's AeroDR meets U.S. security standard

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging's AeroDR wireless flat-panel digital radiography (DR) detector is now compliant with a U.S. government security standard.

July 19, 2015

HIMSS survey finds emphasis on cybersecurity

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare organizations are increasingly prioritizing cybersecurity, according to a recent survey released by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) at this week's Privacy and Security Forum in Chicago.

June 29, 2015

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