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• SC county dispatch center adjusting after malware attack

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  Officials say 911 responses have not been affected, but the attack has changed the way dispatchers perform their work

• Pinnacle EMS Quick Take: How to improve data security in EMS

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  Policies, training and cyber handwashing contribute to preventing malware attacks, phishing attempts and accidental data breaches

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  How a community came together to protect its most vulnerable citizens

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  Vitals Aware Services

  Law enforcement, EMS and civic leaders joined forces to get a valuable communication app in the right hands

• NC city EMS agency upgrades system after cyberattack

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  Pasquotank-Camden EMS is moving to a secure cloud-based system after hackers found a software vulnerability and were able to access 15 years of patient records

• Why cybersecurity is important for EMS leaders

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  Cybersecurity, a real and credible threat to EMS agencies, is an additional risk for EMS leaders to understand and manage

• Investigation: Cyberattack on UK health service 'preventable'

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  The probe found computers at 81 health trusts had not been updated to secure them against the WannaCry ransomware attack

• EMS leaders should expect, prepare for cyberattack

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  Many EMS agencies and other public safety organizations have significant exposed risks that can lead to cyberattack data breaches and infrastructure damage

• Iowa hospital inadvertently posted information from over 5K patients

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  An official said "a limited set of data" was inadvertently saved in unencrypted files posted online through an application development site

• The ransomware epidemic: What EMS agencies need to know

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  Don't get caught paying to access your data; use these tips to prevent, identify and recover from EMS ransomware attacks

• Officials: U.S. health network still affected by cyberattack

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  Heritage Valley Health System said there's no evidence confidential patient information had been accessed

• Ransomware cyberattack continues to cripple hospitals

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  Seven of the 47 affected hospitals and clinics in Britain are still having IT problems; new variants of the rapidly replicating malware were discovered

• Experts 'working around the clock' to restore health services after cyberattack

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  The extortion attack, which locked up computers and held users' files for ransom, is believed to be the biggest of its kind ever recorded

• Ransomware cyberattack cripples hospitals across England

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  British Prime Minister Theresa May said there is no evidence that patient data has been compromised

• 'Internet of things' security introduction for EMS leaders

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  A cybersecurity expert offers a soup-to-nuts IoT security guide for every organization, individual and device with confidential data to protect

• Officials: Stolen laptop had info of thousands of hospital patients

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  The laptop was protected with a password, but officials said it is unclear if it was encrypted

• Medical laboratory hack exposes data of 34K patients

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  The hackers gained access to names, dates of birth, lab results and telephone numbers

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