by kcarten | Oct 6, 2021 | News, Ransomware
SC Media, October 6, 2021 Last week, a headline caught mainstream media’s attention: a lawsuit claimed a ransomware attack led to the death of her newborn. A lawsuit filed in the same timeframe alleged a patient’s care was diminished due to network outages at a...
by kcarten | Oct 6, 2021 | News, Ransomware
Becker’s Health IT, October 6, 2021 Hackers are demanding ransom from Johnson Memorial Hospital as the Franklin, Ind.-based health system grapples with an ongoing cyberattack, according to an Oct. 5 WTHR 13 report. The health system has reverted to using paper...
by kcarten | Oct 5, 2021 | News, Ransomware
SC Media, October 5, 2021 At a basic level, the health care sector is a human-focused business with highly advanced technologies and a public expectation to drive innovation — often within stringent resources. Despite a tremendous amount of endpoints and advanced...
by kcarten | Oct 4, 2021 | News, Ransomware
SC Media, October 4, 2021 High-profile ransomware attacks left health care in the spotlight in the last year as a vertical that struggles to manage its security posture amid dire circumstances. But Darren Lacey, chief information security officer and director of IT...
by kcarten | Oct 4, 2021 | News, Ransomware
SC Media, October 4, 2021 Johnson Memorial Health is currently operating under electronic health record downtime procedures, after a cyberattack struck its computer network on Oct. 2. The health system operates a number of primary care sites, specialist offices, and...