Healthcare industry hit hard in 2016
This year had no shortage of cyber-attack-related headlines across the healthcare industry, and 2017 will likely bring much of the same.
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IT security firm Tripwire recently took a deep look at the industry and, more specifically, cybersecurity of medical devices. [link url=”https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/iot/checking-cyberthreat-landscape-healthcare-sphere/” title=”According to Tripwire”], 94 percent of health organizations report having been a victim of a cyber attack. Patients are wary of this. About 38 percent of patients say they would think twice about using a hospital associated with a hacked medical device.
Connected medical devices commonly used by healthcare organizations include insulin pumps, fitness trackers, and X-ray machines. But there are many more.
Checking Up on the Cyberthreat Landscape in the Healthcare Sphere https://t.co/SHqmddSj5H via Dan MacLellan #healthcare #security
— Tripwire (@TripwireInc) December 10, 2016
IT departments overconfident?
[link url=”http://www.tripwire.com/company/news/press-release/tripwire-study-health-care-it-professionals-overconfident-in-breach-detection-capabilities/” title=”Another report”] from Tripwire pointed to possible overconfidence from medical IT departments.
“… while less than half of the respondents (forty-nine percent) know exactly how long it would take their vulnerability scanning systems to generate an alert if unauthorized devices were detected on their networks; ninety percent believe they would be alerted within hours.” — [link url=”http://www.tripwire.com/company/news/press-release/tripwire-study-health-care-it-professionals-overconfident-in-breach-detection-capabilities/” title=”Tripwire report”]
According to Tripwire, overconfidence in breach detection capabilities among healthcare IT staffs could lead to issues in the coming months and years.
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