Banner cyberattack has healthcare facilities re-examining their defenses

Incident highlights need for layered security


The cyberattack on Phoenix-based Banner Health has healthcare facilities re-examining their defenses, according to an article on the Becker's Health IT and CIO Review website.

The hackers appear to have infiltrated the point-of-sale systems at the food and beverage outlets. From there, they seem to have been able to access other systems. 

This lack of segmentation poses a significant security risk.

Putting all systems on one main network gives hackers easy access to information. 

Read the article.

 

 



August 18, 2016


Topic Area: Information Technology


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