cybersecurity

Singular Health's 3Dicom MD software
By  Adam Ang 12:34 am October 28, 2022
Singular Health scores 510(k) for 3D DICOM viewer software ASX-listed medical technology firm Singular Health Group has received a 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for 3Dicom MD. The software-as-a-medical device allows medical practitioners to collaboratively visualise standard CT/MRI and PET scans in 2D and 3D in real time. It also has built-in voice and text chat and...
PatientSource, Sophos, cybersecurity, Florence
By  Tammy Lovell 09:27 am June 2, 2022
PatientSource solution eliminates manual data gathering at Ichilov Hospital A new electronic patient record (EPR) solution at Ichilov Hospital in Israel has reduced the time it takes clinicians to access patient data from six minutes to six seconds per appointment.  Amazon Web Services (AWS) selected UK vendor PatientSource to build the cloud-based solution, which integrates with hospital IT...
A mom holding a baby talking to a doctor via telehealth
By  Emily Olsen 04:27 pm November 23, 2021
Telehealth use continued to increase overall in 2021, but it has stabilized from the sharper growth curve seen in 2020, according to results from the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey. This year, 26% of healthcare organizations – including acute care, ambulatory care and long-term or post-acute care facilities – reported a quarter or more of their patients had used telehealth. That’s lower...
By  Adam Ang 03:26 am June 8, 2021
  Australian software company MedicalDirector has introduced its latest cybersecurity solution for healthcare systems.  WHAT IT DOES According to a press release, the MedicalDirector Shield has six key components to protect a healthcare practice's IT systems and data. It provides an initial security assessment to spot a system's vulnerabilities to online hacks; a plug-in intrusion detection...
By  Stuart Hanson 02:08 pm February 26, 2021
For decades, investors, startups and a broad host of established players have viewed healthcare as ripe for innovation. However, the industry has been challenged by the momentum of the status quo – the scale, complexity, volume and ingrained practices that all need to change to wring out some much-needed efficiency. As we were taught in physics class, the more momentum something has, the more...
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By  Dave Muoio 02:39 pm February 9, 2021
A recent report testing the security capabilities of several mobile health apps highlighted "systemic" shortcomings and vulnerabilities that could lead to the exposure of users' sensitive health and identity information. Conducted by cybersecurity marketing firm Knight Ink and sponsored by mobile app API security company Approov, the investigation reverse-engineered 30 mobile health apps using an...
Lookout, cybersecurity, cyberthreat, pharmaceutical, incident response, malware, contact tracing apps, phishing
By  Sara Mageit 05:10 am November 17, 2020
A 2020 Pharmaceutical Threat Report by mobile cybersecurity specialists, Lookout, has examined the challenges healthcare providers are facing. They have revealed company and employee-owned endpoint devices are providing the gateway for cybercriminals to exploit these services through mobile phishing, application threats, and network-based attacks. WHY IT MATTERS Collated from Lookouts customer...
By  Dave Muoio 11:48 am September 15, 2020
Medigate, a startup focused on cybersecurity for medical devices and other connected health products, has announced $30 million in Series B funding, bringing the company's lifetime raise to $50 million. Partech led the round, which also saw participation from Maor Investments and prior backers YL Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and Blumberg Capital. WHAT IT DOES Medigate's platform secures ...
By  Tammy Lovell 05:43 am June 10, 2020
London-based digital firm Babylon Health has admitted that a data breach occurred that allowed a patient to access recordings of another patient’s consultation via the GP at Hand app. The app, which has more than 2.3 million UK users, allows members to book medical appointments, access a triage chatbot and have consultations with NHS doctors via smartphone video call.  A Babylon spokesperson says...