Analyst Chat #150: Clear and Present Danger - Ransomware Threats to Healthcare Providers

Only a week has passed since John Tolbert, our Cybersecurity Research Director, spoke at CSLS about ransomware and how to combat it. Today, he reports on specific threats posed by ransomware attacks to the healthcare industry, particularly in the US. But in the end, these are just examples of the threats against any user of IT.

Links to the mentioned ransomware attacks:

• Medibank
• Common Spirit
• Lake Charles Health System (US)

Helpful documents for cybersecurity in healthcare:

• CISA - Stop ransomware
• MITRE - MEDICAL DEVICE CYBERSECURITY