The Ever Evolving World of Cybersecurity Threats

Technology and the way people are using it are evolving in an increasingly steady pace. Just 20 years ago cellphones were getting photo display functions for the first time and were primarily being used to talk to people. Now our phones have facial recognition software and people are using them to shoot and edit films for fun. And the world of healthcare is no different. The amount of technology used and how it is being used has skyrocketed and unfortunately, alongside it so has the amount and sophistication of cybersecurity threats. To hear more about the current healthcare cyberattacks, we reached out to our lovely Healthcare IT Today Community. The following is what they say are the biggest ongoing threats to watch out for in your organization. Matthew Sciberras, CISO and VP of Information Security at Invicti Before the pandemic, the most exploitable security vulnerabilities were built into on-premises systems. But today, as more and more healthcare organizations use web browsers to access data stored in the cloud, cybercriminals are exploiting new web/cloud vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting (XSS). While there are many tools and best practices to protect against ransomware, such as ensuring backups are segregated from production, proper incident response, file integrity monitoring, etc., web vulnerability scanners are another example of a solution that can help healthcare IT administrators best protect their critical assets. As web vulnerabilities become a key ...
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