by CivMetrics Staff | Mar 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Health and Privacy, Public Health
Several countries in Southeast Asia are successfully combating COVID-19 by harvesting citizens’ personal information like location data and other data gathered from mobile apps. But these countries lack robust privacy laws, and the surveillance is taking place...
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 12, 2020 | Health and Privacy
Researchers have found that hackers who instigate healthcare data breaches are usually looking for personal data that can be used for fraud or identity theft. Only two percent of compromised medical data were sensitive material like diagnoses or medical images....
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 11, 2020 | Health and Privacy
With healthcare systems now a favorite target of hackers, it is alarming to note that nearly a quarter of all healthcare employees don’t receive cybersecurity training even though more digitally-connected devices have been deployed than ever before. Mike Chapple, an...
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 11, 2020 | Health and Privacy
The lack of common rules and guidelines in the deployment of AI in healthcare may lead to a lack of trust in AI-powered solutions. Healthcare firms must ensure discipline and accountability in the rollout of AI for healthcare delivery. Laura Craft filed this report...
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 11, 2020 | Health and Privacy, Uncategorized
X-Rays, MRIs, and CT scans of millions of U.S. patients are left unprotected by even a modicum of security on publicly accessible servers, according to an investigation conducted by ProPublica. Jack Gillum, Jeff Kao and Jeff Larson reported on lack of security for...
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 9, 2020 | Government IT, Health and Privacy
Hospitals have become a favorite target of ransomware. Fearful that a shutdown of their computer systems could mean loss of life, many hospitals have paid up. The latest victim is the DCI Health System in Alabama but there were 491 attacks on healthcare providers in...
