The CyberPHIx Roundup is your quick source for keeping up with the latest cybersecurity news, trends, and industry-leading practices, specifically for the healthcare industry. 

In this episode, our host Brian Selfridge highlights the following topics trending in healthcare cybersecurity this week: 

• New Ponemon study that links increased mortality rates and poorer patient outcomes following cyber attacks
• Massive third-party breach cripples Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) via ransomware breach that takes down 111 services (akin to 911 services in the US)
• FBI warning and increased reporting of financial processing attacks against healthcare providers via phishing and social engineering
• Ambry Genetics settles class action lawsuit for $12.5m following 2020 breach of over 230,000 patient records
• OCR announces $300k settlement related to improper disposal of specimen containers with PHI on labels
• New FBI report on medical device security vulnerabilities and recommendations for healthcare organizations
• Updates on cyberwarfare trends stemming from the Russia/Ukraine conflict; Ukraine issues warning to allies of potential new cyberattacks from Russia
• President Biden signs new cybersecurity guidelines following CISA recommendations
• New federal cybersecurity requirements from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and NIST accreditation for third-party vendor risk management
• Healthcare sector leads all industries in fixing software security flaws; report highlights and analysis