by Anastasios Arampatzis
The use of technology in the healthcare sector can be both life-saving and life-threatening. Advancements in technology, like 3D printing, virtual reality, robotics, and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), improve the ability of healthcare organizations to provide better care for their patients.
At the same time, criminals leverage this new technology to execute their malevolent causes by either stealing protected health information (PHI) and other sensitive data or disrupting the operation of healthcare providers. The recent COVID-19 pandemic serves as a good example of the attack vectors criminals are using. Taking advantage of the people’s increased need for timely and accurate information about the pandemic, cybercriminals launched an unprecedented campaign of ransomware and phishing attacks against hospitals and other healthcare organizations aiming at the disruption of the public health system.
However, this phenomenon is not something new. Reports show that the healthcare sector is one of the most targeted industries because of the exposed attack surface and the lucrative personal and medical data. The latest Verizon DBIR report indicates that financially motivated criminals are using ransomware and email phishing as their preferred attack vectors to infiltrate the online medical systems and steal personal and medical data. This data is then sold very expensively in the dark web.
However, while a security incident or data breach can result in lawsuits, loss of revenue and a damaged reputation in other industries, in the healthcare can result in the death of patients. This is exactly the big difference in cybersecurity in healthcare and other sectors. Failing to mitigate security vulnerabilities and ri ..
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