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They May Be Wrong. The New York Times By Adam Satariano and Nicole Perlroth | April 15, 2019 LONDON — Within days of a cyberattack, warehouses of the snack foods company Mondelez International filled with a backlog of Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers. Mondelez, owner of dozens of well-known food brands like Cadbury ... Apr 15, 2019 1 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/big-companies-thought-insurance-covered-a-cyberattack-they-may-be-wrong) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/spotlight-overlay-alternate-lighthouse-Jul-28-2026-07-41-21-8786-PM.png?width=500&height=500&name=spotlight-overlay-alternate-lighthouse-Jul-28-2026-07-41-21-8786-PM.png) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Brookside ENT and Hearing Center, Healthcare Information Systems, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity Michigan medical practice to close after refusing to pay ransom to hackers Becker’s Health IT & CIO Report Jackie Drees | Monday, April 1st, 2019 Battle Creek, Mich.-based Brookside ENT and Hearing Center is shutting down after cyber hackers deleted all the practice’s patient records, WWMT, a CBS affiliate, reports. Apr 1, 2019 1 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/michigan-medical-practice-to-close-after-refusing-to-pay-ransom-to-hackers) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/email-inbox-security-712_2_0-1.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=email-inbox-security-712_2_0-1.jpg) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Healthcare Information Systems, Cybersecurity 5 cybersecurity threats healthcare faces in 2019 and beyond Healthcare IT News By Nathan Eddy | February 08, 2019 Mobile device exploits, cloud-based data breaches, ransomware — these are just three of the major information security threats healthcare organizations will have to watch out for in 2019 and the years that follow. Feb 8, 2019 3 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/5-cybersecurity-threats-healthcare-faces-in-2019-and-beyond) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/patient_records_1-1.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=patient_records_1-1.jpg) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Healthcare Information Systems, Cybersecurity Health-care sector is far too vulnerable to cybersecurity threats The Hill BY MOHAMMAD JALALI, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/18/19 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL The digitization of health care promises to be transformative for patients and medical practitioners alike. New technologies and techniques — including big ... Jan 18, 2019 3 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/health-care-sector-is-far-too-vulnerable-to-cybersecurity-threats) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/spotlight-overlay-alternate-lighthouse-Jul-28-2026-07-41-21-8786-PM.png?width=500&height=500&name=spotlight-overlay-alternate-lighthouse-Jul-28-2026-07-41-21-8786-PM.png) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Healthcare Information Systems, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity 4 Healthcare Cybersecurity Stats That’ll Raise Your Blood Pressure Everyday people place their bodies and their lives into the hands of healthcare professionals. Doctors, nurses and others put time and care into making us feel better when we are sick, and providing advice for longer, more vivacious lives. But there is another field in which healthcare is severely ... Jan 14, 2019 2 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/4-healthcare-cybersecurity-stats-thatll-raise-your-blood-pressure) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/logo-1-e1560192991570-1.png?width=500&height=500&name=logo-1-e1560192991570-1.png) Business Continuity, Cyber Assessment, IT Challenges, Healthcare Information Systems, Cyber Resilience, Cybersecurity Assessments: Cyber Resilience Review (CRR) The CRR is a no-cost, voluntary, non-technical assessment to evaluate an organization’s operational resilience and cybersecurity practices. The CRR may be conducted as a self-assessment or as an on-site assessment facilitated by DHS cybersecurity professionals. The CRR assesses enterprise programs ... Jan 10, 2019 0 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/assessments-cyber-resilience-review-crr) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FEATURE-predictions-crystal-ball-THINKSTOCK-620x250-1.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=FEATURE-predictions-crystal-ball-THINKSTOCK-620x250-1.jpg) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Healthcare Information Systems, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity Cyber security predictions 2019: Watch for these four important Canadian privacy reports IT World Canada Howard Solomon | January 2, 2019 The cyber security record book has closed on 2018, and what a ghastly year it was. Jan 10, 2019 1 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/cyber-security-predictions-2019-watch-for-these-four-important-canadian-privacy-reports) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/datacenter-712_0_0-1.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=datacenter-712_0_0-1.jpg) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Breaches, Healthcare Information Systems, Cybersecurity Center for Connected Medicine polls top health systems about 2019 priorities Healthcare IT News By Benjamin Harris | November 20, 2018 Cybersecurity is still the big one. But interoperability and telehealth are not far behind for leading organizations’ technology goals. Nov 20, 2018 2 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/center-for-connected-medicine-polls-top-health-systems-about-2019-priorities) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GettyImages-658560898-1-620x250-3.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=GettyImages-658560898-1-620x250-3.jpg) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Canada, Healthcare Information Systems, Cybersecurity Ryuk ransomware strikes at least four organizations in Canada Howard Solomon Published: October 10th, 2018 A new strain of ransomware first reported in August is now being seen in Canada, hitting at least four organizations here. Oct 10, 2018 2 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/ryuk-ransomware-strikes-at-least-four-organizations-in-canada) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CHIME-himss18-712-1.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=CHIME-himss18-712-1.jpg) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Healthcare Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Clinical Workflow Malware hits medical devices at 18 percent of healthcare orgs in last year Healthcare IT News By Mike Miliard | October 05, 2018 Nearly one in five provider organizations (18 percent) polled for a new joint report from CHIME and KLAS have seen malware or ransomware infect or impact medical devices in the past year and a half. Oct 5, 2018 2 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/malware-hits-medical-devices-at-18-percent-of-healthcare-orgs-in-last-year) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1851_2017_allstorms-1024x674-1.jpg?width=500&height=500&name=1851_2017_allstorms-1024x674-1.jpg) Healthcare Information Systems Access to Patient Records “When the Wind Blows” Its hurricane season, again, and I am reminded of the threat of unplanned downtime occurrences to clinician’s ability to access patient records. “When the wind blows” power outages and disruptions to communication will occur. Sep 20, 2018 4 min read](https://interbitdata.com/blog/access-to-patient-records-when-the-wind-blows) ### [![](https://21178601.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21178601/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/spotlight-overlay-alternate-lighthouse-Jul-28-2026-07-41-21-8786-PM.png?width=500&height=500&name=spotlight-overlay-alternate-lighthouse-Jul-28-2026-07-41-21-8786-PM.png) Business Continuity, IT Challenges, Healthcare Information Systems, Cybersecurity Ransomware in Healthcare Facilities: A Harbinger of the Future? Perspectives In Health Information 2018 Summer by Nikki Spence, MS; Niharika Bhardwaj, MBBS, MS; David P. Paul III, DDS, PhD; and Alberto Coustasse, DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH Abstract Cybercriminals have begun to target the healthcare industry with ransomware, malware that encrypts an infected device and ... 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