Health IT Security – COVID-19 Impact on Ransomware, Threats, Healthcare Cybersecurity

COVID-19 has significantly shifted the threat landscape from attacks on individuals and small businesses to critical infrastructure, governments, and major corporations, according to Interpol. Malicious cyberattacks were behind the majority of healthcare IT security incidents, while ransomware demands soared as “big game” variants dominated the threat landscape.  Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Reminder: Microsoft Server 2008/R2 & Windows 7 Support Ends January 2020

As a reminder, Microsoft Server 2008/R2 & Windows 7 is coming to an end, and so are its tech support and updates. Microsoft’s reminder announcement poses a significant cybersecurity threat to any healthcare IT infrastructure running on Microsoft Server 2008/R2 & Windows 7: “The specific end of support day for...