New Delhi: Cyber security has become very critical in every sector as cyber-attacks have been on the rise. Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly common and involve hackers gaining control of a victim’s systems and demanding payment in exchange for restoring access to their data. In the last few years, there have been some high-profile cybersecurity … Read more
New Delhi: Healthcare saw the maximum number of attacks among all sectors in India, with an organisation in India being attacked 1,866 times per week on average in 2022, as per a new study by Check Point Research. The top three most attacked industries in India were healthcare, followed by education, research and government, and … Read more
New Delhi: The ransomware attack which paralysed the servers of India’s top government-run hospital All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, has yet again brought to light the criticality of protecting patient data. Healthcare firms contain large volumes of sensitive data that hold high intrinsic value like financial credentials, insurance information, health-related patient … Read more
New Delhi: The website of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) faced around 6,000 hacking attempts over a span of 24 hours on November 30, about a week after online services of AIIMS-Delhi were crippled by a ransomware attack. A government official said hacking attempts on ICMR’s website were allegedly made from IPs originating … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing to launch an invasion of Ukraine, with more than 100,000 troops positioned around the country. Certainly, the U.S. believes that’s the case and President Joe Biden has warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that an attack could come in February. But Russia denies it’s preparing to invade and … Read more
by Ramneek KalraIEEE Member The current pandemic has not only put the healthcare industry at the forefront, but it has also given a significant boost to digitisation in this sector by introducing and improving the quality of e-health services in the country. A recent IEEE survey of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers … Read more
MUMBAI: It’s just not the novel coronavirus that is keeping pharma and healthcare honchos awake at night. Pharma companies, hospitals and healthcare firms are being increasingly hit by another lethal virus lately, and this one is from the virtual world. Researchers reported a 45% increase in cyberattacks on healthcare organisations worldwide between November and December. … Read more