Study Reveals Health Care Industry Subject To Cybercrime Attacks
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Out of businesses with up to 100 employees, outpatient care facilities faced the most attacks;
Most attacks were financially motivated—focused on point-of-sale (POS) systems to gain personal and payment data; and
Attacks generally involved hacking or malware.
KnowBe4’s case study proves that untrained employees can cost a company thousands of dollars.
There is a distinctive pattern to how these cybercrimes occur. A targeted email, which appears to be harmless, is typically sent to the company's accountant or controller. The message contains either a virus-laden attachment or a link that, when opened, installs malicious software designed to steal passwords. Armed with those credentials, cybercriminals then hack into the online banking accounts and initiate a series of wire transfers.
Federally mandated records indicate that 37 hospitals and doctors' offices nationwide have been hacked since 2009, resulting in the theft or damage of patients' medical records; and
Nearly 21 million Americans have had their electronic medical records stolen or lost since 2009.
“For most industries, healthcare included, their greatest susceptibility is well-meaning employees who just haven’t been trained to recognize and avoid phony emails,” commented Sjouwerman. “It’s critical for employees who have access to patient records to realize that cybercriminals are targeting that exact information.”
Healthcare organizations that are ready to implement training can take advantage of KnowBe4’s latest efforts through a partnership with security consultant
KnowBe4 uses knowledge of the latest cybercrime tactics in real-time to train its clients’ employees, ranging from defense contractors to hospitals and insurance corporations.
KnowBe4 offers cybercrime prevention resources to help organizations determine their susceptibility to cyberattacks, including a free phishing security test and a free email exposure check(EEC), which reveals publicly available company email addresses that cybercriminals can use to target staff, and Cyberheist, the latest book written by cybercrime expert Sjouwerman. Cyberheist provides the data that allows for setting new security policies, and making sure that such policies are applied in a secure manner while not causing the organization's productivity to suffer, and which policies inform employees about cybercrime prevention and keep businesses thriving.
For more information on how KnowBe4 can protect the healthcare industry against cybercrime, visit http://www.knowbe4.com/products/kevin-mitnick-security-awareness-training/.
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