How Cyber Breaches Affect Healthcare Organizations
Website Link: https://www(dot)beckershospitalreview(dot)com/cybersecurity/a-new-dimension-of-fraud-6-cybersecurity-execs-weigh-in-on-vaccine-data-hacks-manipulations-and-leaks.html
Topic: 'A new dimension of fraud': 6 cybersecurity execs weigh in on vaccine data hacks, manipulations and leaks
Instructions
Task: Identify a news article that discusses a current event or social issue that relates to your field of study. Follow the instructions below to explain the issue, provide an additional example of the issue, connect the issue to your field of study, and pose questions about the issue. See the Assignment 1 Model in Week 2 Content for an example.
Source: One news article, available through the UMGC Library, published within the past 12 months.
Length: Responses to individual questions should follow the guidelines below, and the entire completed assignment should be at least 700 words.
Due date and grading: This assignment is due by the end of Week 2. It will be graded with a rubric and will count for 10% of your course grade. To view the grading rubric, please access the assignment through the Assignments area of the classroom.
Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment
As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working toward several of the course outcomes:
Begin the writing process by exploring a topic (Relates to course outcome 1)
Compose paragraphs that explain an event or issue (Relates to course outcome 2)
Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Relates to course outcome 3)
Identify a recent and reliable news source and provide APA documentation (Relates to course outcome 4)
Formatting your assignment
Incorporate these elements of APA style:
Use one-inch margins.
Double space.
Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.
Note: Title page is not required, but make sure you include your name and a title that reflects your topic at the top of the first page.
Number your answers and/or include the assignment questions so your instructor can see that you addressed each part of the assignment.
Respond to each of the following.
1. Provide an APA-style reference for the news article you selected. The format for the reference is as follows:
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article in sentence case. Title of Newspaper in Title Case and Italics. http://www(dot)newspaperhomepage(dot)com
Although the news article should be available through the UMGC Library, provide the URL directly to the newspaper that published the article. An APA reference entry does not link to a library database record. It does include the URL of the newspaper homepage, such as https://www(dot)washingtonpost(dot)com
2. For your instructor's reference, provide the URL to the article in the UMGC Library. This will be listed as "Document URL" in the library record:
In the library record, click the Details tab.
From the details tab, copy the Document URL.
3. Summarize the article. Explain the event or issue covered in the article, assuming your reader has little or no prior knowledge of it. Answer in 1-2 paragraphs.
4. Describe a specific real-life situation (other than one discussed in your news article) where the issue at hand has been observed. This could be something that happened to you or someone you know, or it could be a related event in the news. Explain the connection to the event or issue in your news article. Answer in 1-2 paragraphs.
5. What is your field of study and how do you see it relating to the event or issue in your news article? Answer in one paragraph.
6. What do you want to know about the issue or event in your news article? List two or more questions that you could pursue as part of your research. Though you are listing two or more questions here, your research should ultimately be focused on a single guiding question.
How Cyber Breaches Affect Healthcare Organizations Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation How Cyber Breaches Affect Healthcare Organizations 1. Drees, J. (2021, February 25). ‘A new dimension of fraud’: 6 cybersecurity execs weigh in on vaccine data hacks, manipulations and leaks. Becker’s Health IT. 2. Document URL: /cybersecurity/a-new-dimension-of-fraud-6-cybersecurity-execs-weigh-in-on-vaccine-data-hacks-manipulations-and-leaks.html. 3. Summary In a recent news article, Jackie Drees asks how the hacking of Moderna and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine data influences public health. She also questions what that event means to the future of medical cybersecurity. In particular, the cyber breach that occurred in late 2020, where hackers penetrated the European Medicines Agency (EMA) systems, poses a significant threat to public health (Drees, 2021). The confirmation by the EMA that hackers accessed data for pharmaceutical firms regarding COVID-19 treatments and vaccines is shocking and might have far-reaching effects on public health. Curtis Cole, the chief information officer (CIO) and managing director (MD) at Weill Cornell Medical College, said that the breach perpetuates the issue of “deep fakes” (Drees, 2021). Besides, Jim Noga, the CIO and vice president at Mass General Brigham, Boston, depicted that hacking of healthcare organizations’ network systems poses a danger to the medical information, particularly if the data is modified and the hack goes undetected. Christian Dameff, the MD of cybersecurity at UC San Diego Health, said that the overreliance on vulnerable digital communication and telecommunication media makes it difficult for public health efforts since normalcy cannot be achieved using high-risk network systems. Moreover, Jeri Koester, the CIO at Marshfield Clinic Health System, emphasized the importance of resilient programs to identify and recover data when a cyber-attack incident occurs (Drees, 2021). Research data is valuable to healthcare organizations, and cyber breaches can paralyze healthcare organizations. Raymond Lowe, the CIO and senior vice president at AltaMed, Los Angeles, and Da...