Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 3, 2016
Expect more 'ransomware' attacks in 2016
Unlike other hackers, perpetrators of ransomware are not after the underlying information itself. Instead, they hold data hostage in order to demand a ransom.
Mary Ellen Callahan
The Walt Disney CompanyEmail: mary.ellen.callahan@disney.com
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In early February, patients who showed up at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center were greeted with the information that the hospital had no access to email, some patient data was inaccessible, and other services supported by computers such as CT scans, lab work, and the pharmacy, were offline. The hospital was the victim of a cyberattack that ended up lasting for at least a week. It reverted to paper-based registration and medical ...
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