Detecting and Responding to Potential Data Breaches or Ransomware Attacks Effectively

This article was first published on Healthcare IT Today

When it comes to cybersecurity incidents, such as data breaches or ransomware attacks, time is of the essence. For both detecting the incidents and responding to ongoing attacks, it is vital that you handle them as quickly and as efficiently as possible in order to minimize the amount of damage done to your databases, to your financials, and most importantly, to your patients’ trust. To get a better picture of how to be as effective as possible, we reached out to our beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to ask — how can healthcare IT systems detect and respond to potential data breaches or ransomware attacks effectively? The following are their answers.

Joe Fichera, Group Lead, Cyber Security at TruBridge

“Quick identification and response are crucial to mitigate the damage of a potential cybersecurity attack. The right security leader, vendor, and tools, including advanced firewalls, 24/7 monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention devices, and thorough staff training, are a few examples of strategies health systems must implement to safeguard patient data.

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As cybersecurity threats rise, community hospitals are stepping up to protect sensitive data. TruBridge Security Solutions offers expert-led services tailored to healthcare’s unique needs—keeping hospitals and their information safe.