Cybersecurity

President Donald Trump signed an executive order June 6 to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity defenses, targeting critical digital infrastructure in response to persistent foreign cyber threats. The order amends Executive Order 14144, originally issued in January 2025, which focuses on…

Kettering (Ohio) Health plans to restore access to its MyChart patient portal this week following a May 20 ransomware attack, the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News reported. “The goal is, by [June 9], we’re resuming normal operations,” Kettering Health CEO Mike…

Miami-based Jackson Health System has terminated an employee after discovering the individual accessed more than 2,000 patient records without authorization over a five-year period. Between July 2020 and May 2025, the employee accessed patient information — including names, birthdates, addresses,…

The American Hospital Association is warning hospitals to be on the lookout for a ransomware group that uses double-extortion tactics. The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Australian Cyber Security Centre released a joint advisory June 4 on the…

Kettering (Ohio) Health was targeted in a ransomware attack May 20, which the health system believes was carried out by the cybercriminal group Interlock. In a June 5 news release shared with Becker’s, the health system said the incident prompted…

Lewiston-based Central Maine Medical Center shut down its IT applications after detecting unusual activity within its computer software, the hospital said in a June 2 Facebook post. The hospital’s technicians secured and turned off all IT applications and hardware, including…

Health system cybersecurity leaders told Becker’s they build strong teams by prioritizing diverse backgrounds and skill sets and spreading a security-first mindset across their organizations. Several health system cybersecurity officers were recently named to the C100 list, from executive community…

Kettering (Ohio) Health has restored the core components of its Epic EHR system after a ransomware attack hit the organization May 20. Here are five things to know:

Andover, Mass.-based Covenant Health is investigating a systemwide issue that has disrupted phone and internet connectivity across several of its facilities, including hospitals in Maine and New Hampshire. Here are five things to know: Editor’s note: This article was updated…

Kettering (Ohio) Health has resumed normal operations across all of its emergency departments, lifting a temporary diversion that had limited access to emergency care. The change, according to a May 28 update posted on the health system’s website, means Kettering…