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Lessons From a Ransomware Attack: The Importance of Partnership & Collaboration

Healthcare IT Today

Now imagine that business is a hospital. Add to the scenario a global pandemic that is steadily ravaging the nation’s healthcare system. Other healthcare facilities around the country that were targeted by the same group weren’t as fortunate in their partnerships. On October 27, 2020, Sky Lakes Medical Center went dark.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"In the six years prior to the pandemic, we slowly were shifting healthcare IT at AGH," he reported. Partnering with senior leadership at the hospital, we were able to roll out systems that kept us on the cutting edge of technology. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. It seemed to fuel the fire.

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Connected Medical Devices—the Next Target for Ransomware Attacks

Healthcare IT Today

More than 20% of healthcare organizations that suffer a cyber attack see higher mortality rates, and the majority of healthcare organizations experienced an average of 43 attacks in the past 12 months—nearly one a week—according to a September 2022 report by Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute.