SC Media November 8, 2022
A Wall Street Journal article this past summer entitled “Code Dark: Children’s Hospital Strives to Minimize Impact of Hacks,” describes a new trend in healthcare: in the event of a cyberattack, hospital staff are trained to shut down computers and medical devices to prevent attackers from moving laterally within a network. They also do this to contain the spread of ransomware and other forms of malware.
Code Dark initiatives are necessary, which illustrates the magnitude and nature of the challenge healthcare services organizations face in protecting IT infrastructure – and patients.
Medical device insecurity
Hospitals are a frequent target of hackers, and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reports that attacks have risen 45% since 2020, as cybercriminals and...
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