Security News > 2020 > March > Why ransomware continues to knock on healthcare’s door, enter, and create havoc

In many cases, it has been determined that threat actors were inside a healthcare organization's network for months or even years before setting their malicious code loose.

They're low on the priority list until someone clicks on a malicious link that the spam filter didn't catch thus unleashing ransomware on the network, after which all hell breaks loose.

Either way, if the computer network must be completely shut down to help stop a ransomware attack or the ransomware attack itself shuts down the entire network, leadership's decision to not purchase the emergency downtime solution or the EMR/EHR vendor's inability to provide one comes back to haunt the organization and patients alike.

Without them, the healthcare organization comes to a standstill.

It is imperative technical staff members are afforded the opportunity and ability to speak on the true state of the network - both good and bad. If leadership and employees can talk through the concerns and work through the issues, the organization will be in a much better position to deal with many events, including ransomware.

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