Cybersecurity and Privacy
In a new investigation by Amnesty International, the two Gulf states and Norway have released apps that reportedly operate as mass surveillance tools.
The error allowed a patient to access video recordings of another patient’s consultation.
An International Digital Accountability Council report is the latest suggesting that a number of COVID-19 apps are missing key security measures.
A new Babel Street report found a spike in coronavirus related drug mentions on rouge pharmacy sites in mid-March and early-April.
Of 50 worldwide COVID-19 apps analyzed in Nature Medicine, only 16 promised to anonymize, encrypt and secure the data they collect.
This month we look at how the COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally changing healthcare organizations' approaches to security, now and in the future.
According to an Amnesty International investigation, personal information, including names, national ID numbers, health status and location data could have been exposed.
Privacy & Security
"SweynTooth" impacts several microchip and medical device manufacturers, and could allow bad actors to wirelessly crash or access these products, according to the agency.
Prescription drug information and names were exposed, but financials and Social Security numbers were not.
It might just be a matter of time until a phishing attempt finds its mark, meaning that the best strategy for healthcare organizations is to understand their attackers and prepare for the worst, says Healthmap Solutions CISO Kathleen Mullin.