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Outdated Healthcare IT Infrastructure is Attracting Cybercriminals to Hospitals Part II

By Jim Holt, EVP

In the spring, I wrote about how outdated healthcare IT infrastructure is attracting cybercriminals to hospitals. Healthcare systems of all sizes are the most cyber-attacked industry over the last five years and an outdated IT and network infrastructure is the most likely pe*******on path according to Cisco Cybersecurity Ventures.

In 2019, the Cybersecurity Almanac outlined the factors that attract healthcare attacks. Cybercriminals are drawn to healthcare systems and hospitals for three main reasons. 1. They lag behind other industries in attracting and retaining experienced cyber and infrastructure personnel. 2. They have highly valuable data; estimates suggest 50 times more valuable than financial information. And 3. They have more vulnerability in their overall wired and wireless infrastructure than many other industries.

Experts predict that cyber attacks on healthcare organizations will quadruple in the coming 24 months The report suggests that the Healthcare industry will spend more than $65 billion on consulting, cybersecurity products and especially infrastructure upgrades over the next three years.

Read more:
https://rf-works.com/outdated-healthcare-it-infrastructure-is-attracting-cybercriminals-to-hospitals-part-ii/

Do you want the top secret to the "Wireless Done Right" recipe? You know that somewhere inscribed in pencil on a yellowed piece of paper inside a Louisville, Kentucky safe is Colonel Sanders’ Original Recipe of eleven herbs and spices, in a state-of-the-art vault that is surrounded by motion detectors, cameras and guards.

Many of the top technology and consumer product “Brands” we enjoy have these top-secret recipes, formulas or algorithms and they go to great legal lengths to protect them.

We’re not talking about that kind of recipe for wireless in this blog.

We are talking about navigating the paradox of a nearly infinite set of choices including following expert best practices, guidance, checklists, equipment, and configuration choices. And it all depends on “what kind of wireless you want to make”. In the major enterprise wireless technologies, there are many thousands of choices and rules depending on your requirements and your indoor and outdoor environment.

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