Friday, August 1, 2014

New Cyberthreat Report By SANS Institute Delivers Chilling Warning To Healthcare Industry - Forbes

New Cyberthreat Report By SANS Institute Delivers Chilling Warning To Healthcare Industry - Forbes: A SANS examination of cyberthreat intelligence provided by Norse supports these statistics and conclusions, revealing exploited medical devices, conferencing systems, web servers, printers and edge security technologies all sending out malicious traffic from medical organizations. Some of these devices and applications were openly exploitable (such as default admin passwords) for many months before the breached organization recognized or repaired the breach. Barbara Filkins – SANS Analyst and Healthcare Specialist