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
The cyberattack on All India Institute of Medical Sciences, which has paralysed the premier healthcare institution for two weeks now, has raised several concerns about the preparedness of the country to ward off similar or bigger-scale attacks on its critical infrastructure. More such attacks could happen as India’s data infrastructure gets further integrated and connected, … Read more
CHICAGO – Diverted ambulances. Cancer treatment delayed. Electronic health records offline. These are just some of ripple effects of an apparent cyberattack on a major nonprofit health system that disrupted operations throughout the U.S. While CommonSpirit Health confirmed it experienced an “IT security issue” earlier this week, the company has remained mum when pressed for … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Saket Bajoria, Vice President, Product Management & Customer Success, Americas, Safe Security, to know more about the spurt of cyber attacks in healthcare and how vulnerable are the healthcare delivery outlets What are some of the biggest challenges in the healthcare sector from a cybersecurity perspective?With the pandemic sweeping … Read more