TAP Into Technology Blog: Healthcare
What Happens When a Healthcare Computer Network Goes Down?
I hear it in the news every couple days or so, another major organization was hacked and one of two things likely happened; their network went down, or customer information was stolen. At this point we’ve all become so used to hearing...
Hijacking Healthcare: Training the Treaters in Cyber Hacks
There’s no denying the dire security situation healthcare organizations are currently facing. However, so much of what you read online or see in the news revolves around specific malware threats or ransomware attacks. What is often missed...
Hijacking Healthcare: Securing Your Smart Devices & Data
When you’re a patient at a hospital, the last thing on your mind is how secure the hospital’s electronic records are. All you want to do is recover. Both patients and staff should be concerned about the safety of digital healthcare...
Data at Risk Series: Cyber Security Needs of the Healthcare Industry
Back in 2013, the healthcare industry took over as the highest value sector of the United States economy with about $21.8 billion in revenue. Healthcare is huge and the sensitive nature of patient information and health records puts a big...
Hijacking Healthcare: Ransomware Attacks vs. Health Record Security
We’ve touched on the looming presence of ransomware in the healthcare industry in the past—but this year it hit especially close to home. In April 2017, Erie County Medical Center, located just a few miles from our Buffalo, NY office, was...
Hijacking Healthcare: Is DTSec Regulation the Solution for IoT enabled devices?
The recent jump in cyber attacks against the healthcare industry—especially ransomware attacks—aren’t a coincidence. The reality is that the healthcare industry presents the perfect opportunity for attackers. A balance of valuable personal...