Going Old School in the New Year: Healthcare Phone Spoofing Scams
It’s a new year, and already, cybercriminals are targeting healthcare—this time, with an old-school tactic: Phone Spoofing. An incident a few weeks ago involving Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, serves as a stark reminder that criminals don’t just turn to new technology – sometimes they can go to a trusted old-school method using healthcare […]
10 Ways to Secure Yourself from 2FA Bypass Attacks
Phishing is one of the greatest contributors to healthcare data breaches, and these attacks are on the rise. As tactics become increasingly sophisticated, it’s crucial to take proactive steps to protect your organization and prevent cybercriminals from gaining access to sensitive information. Recently, reports have surfaced about a new phishing 2FA bypass attacks (two-factor authentication). A […]
In Honor of Kevin Mitnick: What Healthcare Must Learn About Social Engineering
This article was developed by Fortified Health Security experts, Don Kelly, Troy Cruzen, and Bob Thurner, drawing from their real-world experience in vCISO management and consulting roles. Kevin Mitnick was once the most wanted hacker in the U.S. and taught us one critical truth: people, not systems, are the easiest way in. On August 6, […]
Why Healthcare Organizations Need a Human-Centered Cybersecurity Playbook
Healthcare cybersecurity is often framed as a technology problem. Buy the right tools, deploy the right platforms, monitor the right dashboards. But the most persistent threats do not live inside a firewall or on an endpoint. They live in the daily decisions made by people working under immense clinical pressure. They can occur in the […]