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5 Ways to defend from ransomware attacks
Practices and hospitals focus on training employees against social engineering attacks. But they risk leaving themselves open to attacks that exploit network software vulnerabilities.
Ransomware, denial-of-service, data theft and disruption are some of the most common IT-related risks facing healthcare today.
Alex Harrington, co-founder and CEO of SecureCo (Photo provided by SecureCo)
And the consequences can be big – disrupted services, remediation costs, and HIPAA fines for inadequate security of protected health information (PHI).
Many ransomware attackers gain access through social engineering, such as phishing emails – often by tricking employees into providing access credentials. So, organizations focus on training employees against social engineering attacks.
But in doing so, they risk leaving themselves open to the next-largest source of attacks – those that exploit network software vulnerabilities.
Here are five defenses that can help protect your system.
Cybersecurity breach reports low during the pandemic
September 7th 2020A new report from CI Security suggests cybersecurity breaches were lower during healthcare's rapid transition to virtual care throughout the pandemic. In this episode of Perspectives, we look at why this might be and other aspects of their report with CI Security's Healthcare Executive Strategist, Drex DeFord.
