Tomorrow, October 6, 2026 1pm – 4:30pm ET – CHIME and Answers Media Network return for the second annual Cybersecurity Tactical Defense Summit, bringing together CIOs, CISOs, and IT leaders for a practical look at what healthcare organizations can do now to strengthen their defenses.
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Our annual October Cybersecurity Awareness campaign begins. Stay tune all month for tips, solutions, best practices for healthcare professionals and systems on the biggest challenges we have today. Check out our playlist we put together of Healthcare NOW Radio network show episodes discussing cybersecurity.
In honor of Cyber Security Awareness Month, we take a look at Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS), a global organization dedicated to advancing women’s participation and success in the cybersecurity field and all it has to offer.
By Usman Choudhary – Email is the connective tissue of modern healthcare. From appointment confirmations to lab reports, care coordination notes to claims documentation, it is woven into nearly every clinical and administrative workflow.
By Zac Amos – Hospitals run on email, shared portals and ticket queues. Attackers now use generative artificial intelligence to send convincing messages that mimic colleagues, patients, payers or IT to push rushed logins. Language errors used to give such scams away, but AI reduces those tells and scales personalization across thousands of targets.
By Devin Partida – Patient messaging is an essential component of coordinating care. Doctors want fast channels to answer questions and share instructions, while patients want the same simplicity and convenience they experience with the apps they use every day.
If you haven’t tuned in to our radio station or checked out our podcast network, here is your chance. In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we compiled a playlist for you.
In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month we have rounded up some reports and surveys from around the industry that we thought were of interest from Telcion, Mediquant, Zscaler, Netwrix, Sprocket Security, Fortified Health Security, National Cybersecurity Alliance, CybSafe, HIMSS and more.
By Heather Randall PhD – In the digital healthcare space, every third-party vendor you work with introduces some form of risk. Providers depend on billing partners, claims processors, payment platforms, and countless others to keep operations running. That interconnectedness drives efficiency, but it also creates exposure.