Preparing for healthcare facility cyber attacks

Preventing attacks is difficult because threats evolve to take advantage of vulnerabilities


As technology and hacker strategies evolve, the healthcare industry is an easy target because it spends less on cybersecurity than other regulated industries, according to an article on the Health Data Management website.

Healthcare organizations have been urged to take proactive steps to explore risk, map out specific response strategies and invest in preventative systems and diagnostics.

To manage cyber threats, healthcare organizations must fully grasp the scope of the challenge before them. Here are a few current cyber risks facing the healthcare industry.

Healthcare companies should keep their systems and software as up-to-date as possible, train users about the risk, conduct routine security assessments to review vulnerabilities, and stay abreast of industry trends in cyber issues, the article said.

Read the article.

 

 



November 3, 2016


Topic Area: Information Technology


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