Search Tag: Phishing
2020 26 Nov
Already burdened by the unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 crisis, healthcare organisations also were hit by a barrage of significant security incidents – i.e. phishing, ransomware and data breaches – during the past 12 months, says a new HIMSS report. You might also like: ‘Shielding’ Against Cyber Attacks These cybersecurity...Read more
2019 29 Oct
Healthcare remains a favourite hunting ground for hackers. The month of April (2019) saw a record high number of 44 healthcare data breaches, affecting information of 686,953 individuals. Common tactics employed by hackers were phishing, ransomware and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. However, in addition to external threats,...Read more
2017 18 Apr
Hospitals and other healthcare organisations (HCOs) are increasingly singled out by cyber criminals for ransomware and other attacks. Not only are patients’ sensitive records being targeted, but also their intellectual property or credit card information. The primary reasons for the HCO vulnerabilities are outdated security architectures,...Read more