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Hackers use the SolarWinds platform to target the National Institutes of Health in a large data breach, while vaccine preparedness gets a boost from the federal government and Apple Watch adds a new VO2 Max feature.

The distribution pipeline for the vaccine has already been targeted by hackers, with experts urging caution during the rollout; meanwhile, Google has launched a new research app that shows participants how their data is driving health insights.

(Sponsored) Ransomware is rampant, especially in the healthcare sector, and threats are constantly evolving, so hospitals must continuously monitor for them, say CyberMDX's Amir Vashkover and Philips Healthcare's David Franklin.

(Sponsored) Since ransomware is the last step before threat actors get paid, Armor's approach to preventing damage to organizations is to "secure left," stopping the process earlier in the kill chain, says Chief Security Officer Chris Stouff.

Natali Tshuva, CEO of IoT cybersecurity firm Sternum, discusses the dangers of unsecured medical devices – and describes how patient trust can be restored with manufacturer transparency.

(Sponsored) Not only does Pure bake security into its products, it partners with data protection vendors to ensure its products work with those healthcare organizations are already using, says Josh Gluck, VP of Global Healthcare Technology Strategy.

(Sponsored) Managing security tools across multiple platforms is challenging, so there's an urgency to unify security processes and controls across all environments, says Pritesh Parekh, chief trust and security officer at Virtustream.

(Sponsored) Security can't be just an afterthought when building healthcare products, says Lawrence Huang, VP of product management at Cisco Meraki; it has to be a foundation for the way the products are built.

Longtime CIO Drex DeFord, now a strategic healthcare executive for CI Security, says health systems are in the cybercrime crosshairs – and describes the steps IT and security professionals should be taking now to shore up their defenses.

Parham Eftekhari, executive director of the Cybersecurity Collaborative, explains how intelligence sharing and collaborative best practices can help with risk mitigation as pandemic-era cyberattacks increase.

The mode of attack on UHS' IT systems appears to be ransomware, while Anthem was the victim of a sophisticated state-sponsored criminal attack group.

Outside-the-four-walls threats include makeshift triage units, but moving fast does not have to mean moving unwisely, says cybersecurity expert Randy Bradley.