Oracle has announced its Oracle Autonomous Shield initiative to safeguard customers of Oracle Health Electronic Health Records (EHR) by migrating them to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The company is also moving its world headquarters to Nashville to be closer to the healthcare industry. The company is focusing on low-cost gene sequencing for global public health and preparing for a transition away from passwords towards passcodes and biometric security. Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison emphasised the importance of automation and data unification in healthcare.
Fred Hutch notifies more patients of November 2023 attack
In December 2023, a cyberattack hit the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch), resulting in the exfiltration of patient data and attempted extortion. Threat actors,
