Healthcare is the most targeted yet least prepared sector in the U.S. when it comes to cyberattacks, according to areport from the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology.
“Both providers and payers devote the majority of their resources to fulfilling their mission,” the report’s authors say. “Sadly, attackers have seen this selfless dedication to human life as sign of weakness.”
Government and healthcare organizations manage complex infrastructure that has many layers that leave gaps, which allows hackers access to sensitive data, according to the authors. What’s more, many times, manufacturers no longer support their technology, which creates even more vulnerability. One example of how malicious actors took advantage of this is the Office of Personnel Management hack, which put information of about 4 million federal employees at risk. For the full article click here
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