Health Care Cyberthreat Report: Widespread Compromises Detected, Compliance Nightmare on Horizon | SANS

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Attacks against medical devices and critical health care systems are no longer theoretical. According to the “Health Care Cyberthreat Report” from the SANS Institute, poorly protected health care systems are not able to fight off the barrage of attacks.

Many networked medical devices, such as radiology imaging software, video conferencing systems, mail and VOIP servers, digital surveillance cameras, call contact software, and networked printers and fax machines were being compromised.
“Once compromised, these networks are not only vulnerable to breaches, but also available to be used for attacks such as phishing, DDoS and fraudulent activities launched against other networks and victims,” the report found.