HealthTech September 16, 2021
Healthcare systems are still vulnerable to distributed denial of service attacks, even if they may not be top of mind. Separate reality from misconceptions on DDoS tactics.
Distributed denial of service attacks are commonly used to target financial institutions, government infrastructure and cloud service providers. In 2020, however, DDoS attacks took on greater significance for healthcare providers as more hospitals than ever were targeted.
Cybercriminals use denial of service attacks to overwhelm networks and applications and take them offline. Distributed denial of service attacks go a step further by enlisting the help of botnets, which consist of many servers.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals increasingly preyed on the healthcare sector as organizations shifted to remote work and used online services...
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