TechRepublic October 28, 2020
Veronica Combs

Wandera finds malicious network traffic and configuration vulnerabilities on mobile devices as popular entry points for cybercriminals.

Cloud-first security firm Wandera reports that malicious network traffic is the highest cybersecurity risk for hospitals and other healthcare providers and affects 72% of all organizations. This security threat establishes network access from an app to a web service that is known to demonstrate malicious behavior, such as downloading unauthorized software and gathering sensitive data.

The new report, “Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry,” ranked phishing and outdated operating systems as the other top risks. A recent Verizon report found that a majority of healthcare organizations are relying more on cloud storage and predict that within five years most users will access this...

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