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Malware shuts down hospital near Atlanta, Georgia

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Dec

2011

A hospital near Atlanta, Georgia was shutdown to all but extreme trauma cases due to a malware outbreak on their network last week. On Wednesday Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville went on “total diversion” status after malware began spreading so fast on their network that they were unable to effectively rely on it. WSBT in […]

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In e-Healthcare, Privacy & Security Regulations Do Not Always Equal Actual Security

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Jun

2011

As I mentioned in blog post last week, the e-Healthcare (Electronic Healthcare) industry is quite possibly a ticking time-bomb, for various reasons. And today, I read a memorable quote about the state of security in this segment (Neil Versel, InformationWeek): “Electronic medical records haven’t fulfilled their promise of safer, more efficient, lower-cost care, and won’t […]

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Electronic Health Records: A Ticking Time-Bomb?

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Jun

2011

The various security issues inherently unique to the healthcare sector is an area which I have been following pretty closely over the course of the past couple of years, for a few reasons. First – and thankfully – there appears to be increasing concern in the healthcare industry that the recent spate of security breaches […]

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