Team Analysis and Global Research Kaspersky Lab field research conducted in a private clinic with the intention of exploring their security weaknesses and how to resolve them. vulnerabilities in medical devices that opened a door for cybercriminals have access to personal data of patients were found, as well as their physical well-being.
The most recent examples of such incidents are attacks against type ransomware hospitals in the US and Canada. However, a malicious attack mass is just one way in which criminals might take advantage of the infrastructure of a modern hospital.
WHAT SEEKING THESE CYBERATTACKS
- the criminal use of personal data of patients: the resale of information to third parties or require the clinic to pay a ransom to retrieve sensitive information of patients;
- the deliberate falsification of results patients or diagnoses;
- damage to medical equipment can cause both physical injury to patients and huge financial losses to a clinic;
- negative impact on the reputation of a clinic <. /> li>
to be well protected, Kaspersky Lab recommended use secure to protect all passwords external connection points; update IT security policies, carry out vulnerability assessments to timely patch management; protect applications of medical equipment in the local network passwords in case of unauthorized access to the trusted zone access, among others.
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