cyber attacks

It’s time to develop stout digital resilience in the wake of increasing cyber threats in healthcare: Raj Sivaraju, President, APAC, Arete – ET HealthWorld

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It’s time to develop stout digital resilience in the wake of increasing cyber threats in healthcare: Raj Sivaraju, President, APAC, Arete – ET HealthWorld

Cyberattacks on hospitals and healthcare institutions are on the rise. They continue to be vulnerable and therefore a lucrative target for ransomware gangs. It not only disrupts the system but also comes with real risks for patients. AIIMS, Safdrjung Hospital, and Sun Pharma are some recent examples of malware attacks. It is time to fortify … Read more

It’s time to develop stout digital resilience in the wake of increasing cyber threats in healthcare: Raj Sivaraju, President, APAC, Arete – ET HealthWorld

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It’s time to develop stout digital resilience in the wake of increasing cyber threats in healthcare: Raj Sivaraju, President, APAC, Arete – ET HealthWorld

Cyberattacks on hospitals and healthcare institutions are on the rise. They continue to be vulnerable and therefore a lucrative target for ransomware gangs. It not only disrupts the system but also comes with real risks for patients. AIIMS, Safdrjung Hospital, and Sun Pharma are some recent examples of malware attacks. It is time to fortify … Read more

Indian healthcare industry sees second highest number of cyber attacks in the world: CloudSEK – ET HealthWorld

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Indian healthcare industry sees second highest number of cyber attacks in the world: CloudSEK – ET HealthWorld

India’s healthcare industry faced the highest number of cyber attacks after the United States in 2021, ironically due to technological advancement. “India recorded the second highest number of attacks, with a total of 7.7 per cent of the total attacks on the healthcare industry in 2021,” according to cyber security intelligence firm CloudSEK’s report seen … Read more

Cyber Vulnerability is Healthcare’s Modern Malaise – ET HealthWorld

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Cyber Vulnerability is Healthcare’s Modern Malaise – ET HealthWorld

by Vishal SalviA woman seeking emergency treatment for a life-threatening condition at Duesseldorf University Clinic in Germany, became ransomware attacks’ first fatality last September, after the facility’s IT systems were crippled. The bad news for the healthcare sector is that this is unlikely to be the last fatality from cyber-attacks unless the malaise is treated … Read more

Majority of the players in Pharma industry are exposed to cyber attacks: Nandakishore Harikumar, CEO & Founder, Technisanct – ET HealthWorld

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Majority of the players in Pharma industry are exposed to cyber attacks: Nandakishore Harikumar, CEO & Founder, Technisanct – ET HealthWorld

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Nandakishore Harikumar – CEO & Founder, Technisanct, to know about the vulnerability of healthcare industry at the hands of cyber attackers. Trends in cyberattacks in the healthcare sector?Ransomware Attacks, DDoS were the popular types of attacks that impacted the Health Care Industry. Since the pandemic has started Health care … Read more

NATO must devote more time, action to counter security challenges posed by China: Report

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NATO must devote more time, action to counter security challenges posed by China: Report

WASHINGTON: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) must devote more time, political resources, and action to counter the security challenges posed by China, said NATO in its report ‘NATO 2030 – United for a New Era report’ while recommending a special unit within the Joint Intelligence and Security Division (JISD) to monitor Russia-China cooperation impacting Euro-Atlantic … Read more

Russia denies Microsoft claims of healthcare cyber attacks – ET HealthWorld

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Russia denies Microsoft claims of healthcare cyber attacks – ET HealthWorld

Moscow: Moscow on Tuesday vehemently rejected claims by Microsoft that Russia was behind cyber attacks on companies researching coronavirus vaccines and treatments, saying it was being made a scapegoat. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state news agency RIA Novosti it had become “politically fashionable” to pin the blame for cyber attacks on Moscow. … Read more

Message for China: Australia warns against unilaterally altering status quo at LAC

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Message for China: Australia warns against unilaterally altering status quo at LAC

New Delhi: Australia in an unambiguous message for China on Thursday stated that it opposed any attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo at LAC, which only serve to increase tension and the risk of instability. “Australia urges restraint along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and supports continued moves towards de-escalation….It is important that … Read more

200% increase in cyber incidents in two months, but not attributable to China: Official

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200% increase in cyber incidents in two months, but not attributable to China: Official

Mumbai: There has been a 200 per cent rise in cyber incidents in India in the last two months, but those cannot be blamed to Chinese actors, chief information security officer in the Prime Minister’s Office, Gulshan Rai, said on Monday. He, instead, blamed a shift in the service sector to work from home (WFH) … Read more