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Healthcare – Patient or Perpetrator? – The Cybercriminals Within

Security Affairs

The healthcare industry might be known for the work it does to treat patients. With copious amounts of data collected by healthcare facilities, cybercriminals often target such entities. Moreover, the healthcare industry collects unique data, known as Protected Health Information (PHI), which is extremely valuable.

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App cyberattacks jump 137%, with healthcare, manufacturing hit hard, Akamai says

CSO Magazine

An analysis of customer data collected by content delivery network and internet services giant Akamai found that attacks targeting web applications rose by 137% over the course of last year, as the healthcare and manufacturing sectors in particular were targeted with an array of API and application-based intrusions.

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Addressing the Unique Obstacles in Healthcare Through Policy-Based Access Control

CyberSecurity Insiders

In particular, the need for smart technology that manages who can access what and when is at high demand within the healthcare industry. This balancing act often leaves healthcare providers with a series of obstacles during critical circumstances. Data’s Lifetime Impact. Consumer Expectations.

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Inside the DemandScience by Pure Incubation Data Breach

Troy Hunt

Apparently, before a child reaches the age of 13, advertisers will have gathered more 72 million data points on them. I knew I'd seen a metric about this sometime recently, so I went looking for "7,000", which perfectly illustrates how unaware we are of the extent of data collection on all of us.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Management Problems Have Created a Privacy Nightmare For Americans – Even Without Vaccine Passports

Joseph Steinberg

It is also not uncommon for firms in the healthcare vertical to symbiotically share various types of information with one another; private healthcare-related data is also almost always shared during the M&A process – even before deals have closed.

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How we can secure the future of healthcare and telemedicine

CyberSecurity Insiders

It is no secret that healthcare systems around the globe are facing unprecedented challenges. Beyond the obvious spectre of the pandemic, health services need to provide a growing, increasingly elderly, population, with quality healthcare despite rising costs. How healthcare has transformed during the pandemic.

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The Role of Differential Privacy in Protecting Sensitive Information in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Security Affairs

This article uses differential privacy in healthcare, finance, and government data analytics to explore the mathematical foundation, implementation strategies, and real-world applications of differential privacy. According to Erlingsson (2014), Google’s RAPPOR system collects user data while maintaining anonymity.