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How the Vulnerable Healthcare Industry can Protect Themselves

October 28, 2020 By Trevor Collins

In another series of attacks on COVID-19 research, an attacker disrupted Dr. Reddy's servers in India, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Headquartered in India, Dr. Reddy's has connections with other major pharmaceuticals in the US and Europe. While we saw previous attacks on hospitals and research centers, this attack for the first time targeted a large … [Read more...]

Protecting Healthcare From Global Threats

May 29, 2020 By Trevor Collins

This week, over 40 international organizations, led by the Red Cross, called for the end to cyberattacks on healthcare. While working to combat Covid-19 many healthcare providers have struggled with Ransomware and other cyber-attacks. These attacks prevent hospitals and care facilities from operating at 100% and likely cause harm if not death of some patients. "Above all, … [Read more...]

Healthcare Data Incident

October 11, 2019 By Emil Hozan

In June 2019, The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. identified unusual activities within employee email accounts. They immediately started an investigation, working with third-party forensic investigators to assess the scope of the issue at hand. On August 7, 2019, the investigation revealed that two employees fell victim to a phishing email that allowed an unauthorized actor access to … [Read more...]

Dr. Hacker Isn’t Wearing a White Coat

March 2, 2017 By The Editor

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Hackers have medical devices in their crosshairs. What started as proof-of-concept vulnerabilities around medical pumps and scanners has evolved over the past few years into devastating ransomware attacks and stealthy medical device hijacks like the well-known MedJack. The general growth in network attacks is nothing new, but the increase in unprotected network-enabled medical … [Read more...]

HIPAA-Compliant Wi-Fi: What You Need To Know

August 31, 2015 By Ryan Orsi

Did you know your medical Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is worth 50x more than your credit card information on the black market? It's also the target of exponentially rising attacks. A recent report from Keeper Security has highlighted staggering stats informing us that 90% of all healthcare organizations have had a data breach, affecting nearly one-third of the … [Read more...]

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