Oracle announced its new cybersecurity service, the Autonomous Shield, at its inaugural Health Summit in Nashville. Simplifying Oracle Health EHR migrations to OCI, autonomous databases and operating systems, the Shield can automatically patch against vulnerabilities, offer always-on data encryption, multi-factor authentication, and more. This release comes in response to increasing cyber threats in healthcare, with a 239% increase in large-scale breaches and a 278% increase in ransomware over the last four years.
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,
