Breach

Michael Daugherty, CEO of LabMD, discusses how he went about choosing a lawyer to fight the FTC over a breach in episode 12 of the CISO Stories podcast.

This week's breach roundup is led by a phishing attack on Orlando Family Physicians earlier this year, which led to the compromise of data tied to nearly 450,000 patients. The incident is among the largest reported in the health care sector this year, serving as a reminder to review all endpoints and access controls.

How a recent ruling impacts the ultimate outcome of a lawsuit by customers financially affected by the 2018-19 breach remains to be seen, but legal experts point to lessons for companies on how to approach incident response, even before they've confirmed that an incident has even occurred.

Two new reports from IBM Cybersecurity and CynergisTek spotlight two critical challenge areas facing the health care sector. Most providers are failing to secure their supply chains, and data breaches cost the health care sector more than others at $9.23 million. The data confirms the need for provides to swiftly review vendor security and other vulnerabilities.