Network Infrastructure
The group – whose ransom note reportedly mimics a customer support ticket – may use a phishing attack to breach health systems' networks or drop payloads across compromised systems after first deploying Cobalt Strike or other frameworks.
Researchers found that vulnerabilities for the software and firmware powering medical devices and other health IT applications increased significantly – and nearly four times as many of these vulnerabilities are being weaponized compared to last year.
It will support its delivery of improved patient care and operational efficiency.
Also: The Cl0p ransomware gang leaks CareSource patient data.
The private network, powered by Verizon, will enable 3D X-ray vision, augmented and virtual reality, digital twins and other data-intensive clinical innovations for veterans.
In the future, a private 5G network could function like today's wired network connections, according to Shibu Thomas, the health system's chief technology officer.
Artificial intelligence has changed the threat landscape, enabling new cybersecurity risks for health systems: more sophisticated social engineering, automated vulnerability intelligence gathering, endpoint detection evasion and more.
Eleven healthcare organizations have also joined the Data Usability Taking Root project, which is designed to improve the quality and actionability of health information received by end users within their workflows.
AT&T's annual industry insights report revealed a shift in focus from consumer virtual care in 2022 to richer budgeting for tele-emergency medical services.
The health system says the patient data, which was posted online, includes names, phone numbers and appointment information, but not clinical or payment info.
