Cloud migration is becoming more common in healthcare organizations, but the security demands can be different than expected. Mayo Clinic and Google have signed a 10-year deal for Mayo to host its data on Google Cloud, allowing clinicians and researchers to develop cloud and machine learning tools. Google is focusing on security and data source integration in the healthcare industry. Healthcare experiences twice as many cyber attacks as other industries, yet cybersecurity budgets have decreased to just 3% of IT spend. The cloud can offer opportunities for secure collaboration and scalability, but healthcare organizations need to ask the right questions and take joint responsibility with cloud providers.
FBI removed PlugX malware from U.S. computers
The FBI, in collaboration with international partners, successfully deleted “PlugX” malware from infected computers globally. The Chinese government-funded hacking group, “Mustang Panda,” that used a
