Patients have reported being unable to reach El Dorado, Kan.-based Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital to schedule critical appointments, KWCH reported July 17. The hospital is investigating a potential cyberattack. In a statement to the news outlet, Susan B. Allen…
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Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center has been experiencing a network outage believed to be caused by a ransomware attack. The 269-bed hospital’s IT systems went down July 13, though patient care hasn’t been affected, according to a July 15 Facebook…
If there’s one constant in healthcare cybersecurity, it’s change. From the ever-evolving tactics to the Whack-a-Mole of hacker groups, health system cybersecurity leaders must remain vigilant to protect their organizations today while preparing for tomorrow’s threats. “The key to planning…
The healthcare sector reported 283 data breaches in the first half of 2025, up from 236 during the same period in 2024, according to a July 16 report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. Here are four things to know…
More than 700 rural hospitals have joined Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, an initiative aimed at helping small and often under-resourced hospitals strengthen their cyber defenses with free or low-cost tools and services. The program has seen steady growth…
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Rural hospitals are bracing for Medicaid cuts that could affect their cybersecurity. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law July 4 by President Donald Trump, slashes Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade. Healthcare leaders…
Nearly 8,000 patients of Andover, Mass.-based Covenant Health were affected by a May data breach. The three-hospital system said it discovered unusual activity on its IT network May 26 and started working to restore its systems. An investigation determined that…
One of the most challenging health system roles to fill doesn’t provide direct care to patients but, rather, makes sure people can see their providers without a hitch. Healthcare cybersecurity staffers are in demand as the industry becomes a growing…
During a featured session at Becker’s Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting in April, Eli Tarlow, a healthcare strategist and director with the tech firm CDW, took the stage to confront a sobering reality: health systems must be prepared to deliver…
Hospitals and health systems are being urged to heighten cybersecurity defenses ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, a time of year that often brings increased risk of cyberattacks. “We are subject to heightened cyber risk during holidays,” John Riggi,…