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Forescout unveils the world’s riskiest connected devices including X-ray machines, ATMs and patient monitors

Each device could be taken over by a hacker, or create a back door into an organisation. Forescout’s research team, Vedere Labs has revealed the riskiest IT, IoT, OT and IoMT devices of 2022. The research, which was collated from 19 million devices deployed across five different industries, has revealed that the riskiest device groups

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NHS 111 launches workforce identity and access management solution with My1Login

My1Login has announced it has been selected by London Central & West Unscheduled Care Collaborative, a provider of urgent healthcare to the NHS 111 service, to safeguard its workforce identities through My1Login’s Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solution, which is providing the urgent care provider with more time and resources to focus on patient care. London Central & West

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ASSA ABLOY acquires Vigil Health Solutions in Canada

ASSA ABLOY has entered into an agreement to acquire Vigil Health Solutions Inc, a Canada-based company, which develops and markets a technology platform combining software and hardware, providing solutions that guide care of and monitor residents in senior living communities. Vigil develops and markets a proprietary technology platform combining software and hardware to provide alarm systems

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Healthcare organisations experience 105% increase in IoT attacks in last year

A new study from Obrela Security Industries into the state of healthcare cybersecurity has revealed that the industry is under increased pressure from a significant rise in cyberattacks, with 83% experiencing an increase in attacks since the beginning of the pandemic.   The study looked at Obrela’s healthcare attack data over the last year to understand the

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ITS America 2021 Annual Meeting: Welcome to Charlotte

Organisers of the annual ITS America Meeting 2021 provide full details of; what delegates can expect from the conference program, the exhibits and show floor and visiting Charlotte, North Carolina… In early 2020, North Carolina hosted the country’s first autonomous air taxi flight and the first emergency drone operation for a hospital pandemic response –

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Outpost24 reports on America’s top healthcare providers run vulnerable web apps

Outpost24 has announced results from its 2021 Web Application Security for Healthcare report, which analysed the top 10 American healthcare providers, as ranked by the 100 largest hospitals and health systems in the US. The report revealed the majority of US healthcare providers (90%) had an external attack surface score of above 30 (out of 58.4) –

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Armis says device management complexities could leave NHS Trusts vulnerable

FOI request conducted by Armis shows 41% of NHS Trusts don’t have a real-time risk register of all digital assets connected to their networks Armis released figures from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to over 80 NHS Trusts that highlighted compliance and device management complexities could be creating critical cybersecurity gaps. The study confirmed

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HID Global announces new RFID UHF Tag for textile identification

HID Global has announced the release of LinTRAK XS, its extra small RFID UHF RAIN transponders designed for discreet insertion into small textile items. The company has extended its LinTRAK ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for linen management to include an extra small form factor option, ideal for discreet attachment onto small

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Outpost24 reveals Europe’s top 10 pharma manufacturers all have vulnerable web applications

Outpost24 has announced the results of its 2021 Web Application Security for Healthcare report for the top 10 European pharmaceutical organisations, as ranked by Drugs Discovery and Development based on annual revenue, R&D spend, employee numbers, leadership and more.  Using Outpost24’s external attack surface management tool, the study evaluates the digital footprint of the Top 10 pharmaceutical organisations in the EU by discovering their internet facing web services and scoring the security exposure identified. Nearly 80% of organisations studied were

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Armis appoints new Chief Technology Officer for Healthcare

Armis has announced Oscar Miranda as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Healthcare, whose new role will include identifying and providing mitigation steps for vulnerabilities associated with connected devices within the healthcare ecosystem.  Armis recently identified a set of nine critical vulnerabilities in the leading solution for pneumatic tube systems (PTS) in North America – the Translogic

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Over 80% of major US hospitals contain nine critical vulnerabilities, Armis reports

Researchers at Armis have announced the discovery of nine critical vulnerabilities in the Nexus Control Panel, which powers all current models of Translogic’s pneumatic tube system (PTS) stations by Swisslog Healthcare. The Translogic PTS system is a critical infrastructure for healthcare used in more than 3,000 hospitals worldwide, responsible for delivering medications, blood products, and

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Armis and Fortified Health Security partner up to protect healthcare customers

Armis and Fortified Health Security (Fortified) have announced a strategic partnership to enhance the overall risk posture of healthcare organisations. As part of this initiative, Fortified will utilise the Armis Agentless Device Security Platform to augment Fortified’s Managed Connected Medical Device Security Program across their joint network and will work together to help protect healthcare organisations from cyber threats. “The healthcare

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Risk Ledger to manage NHS Test and Trace cybersecurity

NHS Test and Trace has announced that UK cyber security company, Risk Ledger will be in charge of managing its supply chain cybersecurity risks. Henceforth, Risk Ledger will allow NHS Test and Trace to utilise its ‘social network’ platform and enable organisations to connect and share risk data securely, quickly and easily. This move is

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Ransomware roundtable | A catastrophe for the vulnerable healthcare sector

The latest roundtable discussion from Security on Screen analyses last week’s cyberattack on Ireland’s health system – as much as ransom payments should be avoided, how long can we delay vital services to resume? Over a week ago, the Republic of Ireland’s health service became the victim of a ransomware cyberattack and unfortunately, there is

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A “stomach churning” hack, says Ireland’s HSE Chief

A cyberattack on Ireland’s health system has paralysed the country’s health services for a week, cutting off access to patient records, delaying Covid-19 testing, and forcing cancellations of medical appointments. The people behind the attack have been holding hostage the data at Ireland’s publicly funded health care system, the HSE (Health Service Executive) forcing its

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Medical Staff Can Call For Assistance Using SafeZone from Wearable Devices and Smartphones

Gozio Health and CriticalArc partner for healthcare

Critical Arc and Gozio Health have announced a strategic partnership that has been designed to enable hospitals and health systems to enhance security and safety by adding CriticalArc’s SafeZone to Gozio’s location based services platform. Nearly 75% of workplace assaults occur in a healthcare setting, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. CriticalArc’s SafeZone utilises

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CMA highlights competition concerns between Imprivata and Isosec

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided not to refer the merger between healthcare solution providers, Imprivata and Isosec and has confirmed the deal has been abandoned. The CMA found evidence during its initial ‘Phase 1’ investigation, which suggested that Imprivata and Isosec are important rivals in the healthcare management solutions sector. Ultimately, the

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S&ST shows how smart cameras can help healthcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a critical tool in revolutionising critical disease treatments, as well as R&D methods, but it now is also transforming healthcare operations. Security & Safety Things (S&ST) offers a platform for smart cameras that enables the cameras to run a variety of different applications to perform different functions, much like a

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i-PRO Secure VA Hospitals initiative launched

Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Corporation of America has launched i-PRO Secure VA Hospitals, a new initiative that supports VA hospitals and healthcare facilities with integrated surveillance and security solutions. “VA hospitals have their own specific security, operations and health safety challenges that require individual attention and customised system solutions,” said Bill Brennan, President, Panasonic i-PRO.

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Idis named Best Security Manufacturer at OSPAs

Idis has won the best security equipment manufacturer award at the 2021 Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPA). In addition to this accolade, Tracey Edwards of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has been named as best in-house security manager following a series of video upgrade projects using Idis technology. The double triumph follows a highly competitive

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Armis and Viakoo partner to protect IoT and unmanaged devices

Armis and Viakoo have formed a partnership that brings together IoT device discovery and remediation. Armis detects out-of-compliance devices and Viakoo can trigger certain actions on them, like firmware updates, configuration modifications, certificate refresh and password changes, which can remediate risk. Devices that can’t be remediated would continue to be monitored by Armis for suspicious

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Ping Identity unveils Project Covid Freedom

Ping Identity has announced Project Covid Freedom, a free mobile vaccine passport that allows healthcare providers, businesses and individuals to verify Covid-19 test results and vaccination status. The move leverages Ping Identity’s recent acquisition of ShoCard personal identity to share proof of Covid test results and vaccinations. According to the manufacturer, Project Covid Freedom creates

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Plymouth Rock adds refrigerated medical transport solution to UAVs

Plymouth Rock Technologies has announced the latest addition to its PRT X1 and XV UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) payload systems. MediMod is an active insulated refrigerated storage module that the manufacturer believes will have multiple medical uses and advantages, including assisting with the immediate need for rapid deployment of Covid-19 vaccine transportation to remote sites

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Bitesize | The Aspen Pointe data breach, with Robert Meyers of One Identity

It was reported that the nonprofit US healthcare provider AspenPointe has notified patients of a data breach. In a media statement AspenPointe said they discovered unauthorised access to their network in September 2020. The patients affected number over 295K.  Robert Meyers, channel solutions architect and fellow of information privacy at One Identity discusses the situation.

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