UC Davis Medical Breach

UC Davis Medical Breach

In June 2015, UC Davis Medical Center announced that it had been the victim of a data breach. The incident affected approximately 4 million people, including patients, employees, and contractors. UC Davis is one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States, with over 1,700 hospitals and clinics.

Read more
Cedars Sinai Breach

Cedars Sinai Breach

Cedars-Sinai said it will mail letters to patients identified as being potentially affected by a data breach. Cedars Sinai is one of the world’s largest academic healthcare organizations. They provide cutting-edge patient care, medical education, and biomedical research. Unfortunately, they recently experienced a data breach that affected more than 500,000 patients.

Read more
Data Security Laws and Penalties

Data Security Laws and Penalties

The federal and state laws governing data privacy exact severe penalties on organizations that do not implement appropriate data security measures. Make sure you know what’s at stake. AvMed recently paid $3.5 million to settle a data breach lawsuit in which class members could not prove actual damage.

Read more
Health Care Systems and Medical Devices at Risk

Health Care Systems and Medical Devices at Risk

Health Care Systems and Medical Devices at Risk for Increased Cyber Intrusions for Financial Gain Cyber actors will likely increase cyber intrusions against health care systems—to include medical devices—due to mandatory transition from paper to electronic health records (EHR), lax cybersecurity standards, and a higher financial payout for medical records in the black market.

Read more