By Securelink
Here is a list of the top five information security and privacy events of 2020 that happened in the healthcare space, as rated by the Chief Information Security Officer the premier provider of Vendor Privileged Access Management (VPAM) software to the healthcare sector, along with lessons learned to apply in 2021 so that we can grow from other company’s mistakes.
The first death from ransomware: This virulent form of malware ran wild in all industries, but particularly in healthcare where lives depend on their systems and networks. Sadly, a patient in a hospital in Duesseldorf became the first attributed death to a ransomware attack. Expect this to happen more as ransomware thieves try to inflict the maximum pain, both cyber- and real-world, to generate more profits from their illicit efforts. Hopefully, we will see the first successful prosecution of “murder by ransomware” in 2021.