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Expandable: IT security level in the German healthcare system
Expandable: IT security level in the German healthcare system

Kaspersky study reveals IT security level in the German healthcare system: every third IT decision-maker sees employees as the greatest IT security risk, almost 75 percent of those surveyed experienced attacks during the pandemic and one in four worries about the loss of confidential patient and company data. The Federal Ministry of Health is relying on the increasing digitalization of the health system. But how secure is the industry's IT infrastructure in Germany? As part of a new study, Kaspersky asked IT decision-makers from the healthcare ecosystem about the IT security situation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The study participants from the Federal Republic therefore see their own employees as the greatest ...

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Health care hit hard by attacks
Health care hit hard by attacks

Healthcare suffered more from cyberattacks than other industries during the pandemic. The cost per attack rose by 12% in the healthcare sector, which is the highest across all industries; Healthcare is also the industry most likely to suffer from other non-monetary damage, such as: B. application downtime. A new study by EfficientIP and the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that the healthcare industry experienced the devastating effects of DNS attacks far more than any other industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that the average cost per attack in the healthcare sector rose to 707.357 euros ...

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Healthcare Breach Report: 26 million people affected
Bitglass Healthcare Breach Report: More than 26 million people affected last year. U.S. healthcare data breaches up 2020 percent in 55,2.

Bitglass Healthcare Breach Report: More than 26 million people affected last year. U.S. healthcare data breaches up 2020 percent in 55,2. According to Bitglass' latest Healthcare Breach Report, there were 2020 healthcare data breaches in 599, affecting more than 26 million people in total. Every year the cloud security provider analyzes data from the so-called "Wall of Shame" of the US Department of Health and Social Services. This is a database that contains information about data breaches related to protected health information. Hacker attacks are increasing every year Since 2018 ...

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Siemens Healthineers uses the remote connectivity platform
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

TeamViewer supports medical technology with digitization in the healthcare sector. Siemens Healthineers uses the TeamViewer remote connectivity platform to support its imaging and laboratory diagnostic devices worldwide and to keep them ready for use. Siemens Healthineers has been using TeamViewer's remote software for several years on tens of thousands of its imaging and laboratory diagnostic devices around the world, such as MRs and CTs, in hospitals and doctor's offices to remotely service them and clinical staff around the world to support. Help from a distance TeamViewer is available on a large number of Siemens Healthineers systems ...

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Danger: mobile devices in healthcare
Medicine doctor mobile devices

SOTI study reveals safety concerns when using mobile devices in healthcare. 24 percent are concerned about the security of sensitive patient data on end devices. 81 percent have problems with patient care systems. One in four healthcare workers (24 percent worldwide; 39 percent in Germany) is of the opinion that patient data is not secure if they access it with their mobile device. This was the result of the global SOTI study "Critical Technology for Critical Care: The State of Mobility in Healthcare 2020/21". In addition, 81 percent (77 percent in Germany) of respondents from the healthcare sector complain about problems with systems ...

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2021: Patient data leaks expected
Forecast 2021 network

Kaspersky predictions for 2021: patient data leaks and more attacks on healthcare. Due to the corona pandemic, the subject of IT in the healthcare sector has become more explosive. The security experts at Kaspersky assume that there will be leaks of patient data in the cloud in the coming year and that health organizations as well as vaccine and drug manufacturers will be increasingly exposed to cyber attacks. Digital transformation of healthcare As Kaspersky predicted last year, attacks on medical devices have increased in countries where the digital transformation of healthcare has just begun - and with them ...

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Report: Healthcare Under Attack
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Proofpoint has published its latest Healthcare Threat Landscape Report. This shows that healthcare companies were increasingly targeted by cyber criminals, especially at the beginning of the corona pandemic. In March alone, the sector recorded a 16 percent higher volume of dangerous e-mails than other branches of the economy. In addition, at least one organization from the health sector was attacked in 77 percent of all cyber campaigns. Healthcare: a worthwhile target for cyber criminals The healthcare system has been a worthwhile target for cyber criminals since the corona pandemic. Again and again it comes to ...

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Healthcare cybersecurity
Ransomware attack encryption data theft

After a fatal incident in the Düsseldorf hospital due to a ransomware attack, Malwarebytes security researchers recommend more prevention and more cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. The ransomware attack that took place in late September 2020 and was believed to have contributed significantly to the death of a woman in hospital dramatically brought the importance of cybersecurity in the healthcare sector into focus. In the following, the security researchers at Malwarebytes analyze the cybersecurity situation at healthcare facilities and give specific advice for more security in this special area. What happened in the Düsseldorf hospital At the end of September 2020, the University Hospital of the University of Düsseldorf fell victim to a ransomware attack. The hospital therefore saw itself ...

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