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New Turmoil in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack as Feuding Cybercriminals Threaten Data Leak

SecureWorld News

The unprecedented cyberattack on healthcare giant Change Healthcare has taken a chaotic turn, with allegations that the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang conducted an "exit scam"—shutting down operations after receiving a $22 million ransom payment from the company without paying their own affiliate hacker.

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UT Austin launches first ever healthcare cybersecurity leadership program in the US

Tech Republic Security

With the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in the US, UT's program aims to develop individuals who can mitigate security risks in healthcare.

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Google to use patient data to develop healthcare algorithms for hospital chain

The Verge

Google has made a deal for access to patient records from HCA, which which operates 181 hospitals and more than 2,000 healthcare sites in 21 states, so the tech company can develop healthcare algorithms, The Wall Street Journal reports. Microsoft and Amazon also have deals with hospitals to analyze their patient information.

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Top 10 AI graduate degree programs

CIO Business Intelligence

News & World Report ranks the best AI graduate programs at computer science schools based on surveys sent to academic officials in fall 2022 and early 2023 in chemistry, computer science, earth science, mathematics, and physics. Here are the top 10 programs that made the list that have the best AI graduate programs in the US.

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UK government earmarks $122 million on AI for healthcare

Computerworld Vertical IT

The government of the UK will spend approximately £100 million ($122 million) in the coming years to help develop AI technologies for the healthcare and life sciences sectors, as part of a formalized AI Life Sciences Accelerator Mission. To read this article in full, please click here

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HHS Guide Helps Healthcare Orgs Leverage NIST Framework

SecureWorld News

As Tuma writes in his post: " This G uide is not only a must-read for all healthcare 'covered entities,' especially small and midsize organizations, but it is excellent advice for all organizations—healthcare and non-healthcare alike—as it demonstrates practical implementation and use of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

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Amazon Web Services launches accelerator that focuses on the healthcare workforce

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services is launching a four-week accelerator program for 20 global startups working on digital solutions for the healthcare workforce, including training, retention and deployment. The new AWS Healthcare Accelerator cohort builds on two previous cohorts, one focused on startups in the U.K.