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Cyber ​​attack on healthcare platform in the USA
Cyber ​​attack on healthcare platform in the USA

A devastating cyber attack recently occurred on the US payment service Change Healthcare, which is part of the UnitedHealth Group. Many healthcare organizations have been cut off from the platform they rely on for patient claims submission and payment. While the outage does not appear to affect systems that provide direct, critical care to patients, it did expose a vulnerability that affects the entire U.S. healthcare system. The cyberattack on Change Healthcare reveals the risk of devastating ripple effects and widespread vulnerabilities across the healthcare industry. This attack shows the scope of…

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Ransomware is causing healthcare costs to explode
Ransomware causes healthcare costs to explode - Image by marionbrun on Pixabay

The healthcare industry is surprising: contrary to the global trend, this sector is seeing a decline in ransomware. However, at a very high (restoration) price. And: backups are a game changer. The study The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023 shows interesting facts. Sophos publishes its latest ransomware report for the healthcare sector. The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023 also reflects the general development in cybercrime: the attacks are highly complex and targeted, data encryption is almost always the goal and, as a result, there is an explosion in costs when restoring the virus to operability. Contrary to the global trend, the…

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Healthcare: only a third feel they are well protected 
Healthcare: only a third feel they are well protected

Only a third of German healthcare companies have invested in preventive cyber defense. Kaspersky study: three quarters of healthcare organizations experienced a cyber attack during the pandemic. 63,3 percent consider their IT cybersecurity budget to be sufficient, but more than half lack tools and know-how. The German healthcare system seems to have some catching up to do with regard to measures against cyberattacks. Only 34,7 percent of healthcare IT decision-makers in Germany believe they have enough tools and know-how in the preventive fight against cyber threats. Nevertheless, 63,3 percent are of the opinion that their IT security budget is sufficient for the requirements of the next two years….

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