Healthcare
TSI Healthcare receives Cyber Attack Threats!
North Carolina based TSI Healthcare is said to have received cyber attack threats via email from a Washington Man in April last year. The 28-year old man named Todd Micheal Gori, a resident of Wenatchee, Washington threatened the company with digital disruption if the CEO failed to fire one of their employees and hire him […]
Cyber Threat Alert-20% Healthcare organizations in UK and US are still using Windows XP
A survey conducted by Infoblox has confirmed that more than 20% of healthcare organizations in US and UK are still using legacy operating systems such as Windows XP making them “Super” vulnerable to cyber threats such as ransomware attacks. Infoblox survey which included more than 300 IT professionals in its poll has concluded that only […]
Ransomware attack impacts 128K patient records of Arkansas Surgery Center!
The Arkansas Oral and Facial Surgery Center has released a press statement yesterday which says that its computer network has been hit by ransomware and the malware could have impacted 128,000 patient records. The press statement which is now available on the healthcare website says that the incident was discovered on July 26th,2017 and an […]
LOOKING FOR CYBERSECURITY JOB? HEALTHCARE IS HIRING!
This post was originally published here by (ISC)² Management. While the projected 1.8 million cybersecurity workforce gap is a staggering number, the Global Information Security Workforce Study did reveal which sectors are most aggressively looking to address this talent shortfall. Healthcare, retail and manufacturing top the list of industries looking to increase their cybersecurity workforce by more […]
FBI issues Ransomware cyber attack warning to US Businesses
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned healthcare companies operating in and around the United States about a possible ransomware cyber attack by this month end. The alert comes after many healthcare firms in the UK were left devastated after Wanna cry Ransomware attack. Note- The healthcare industry is plagued by a myriad […]
FBI issues a new cyber threat warning to healthcare sector
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to all companies operating in the healthcare sector to remain vigilant of a newly emerging cyber threat. The law enforcement agency in its latest media briefing said that some criminal actors from abroad are trying to target protected healthcare information (PHI) and other personally […]
