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“Many organizations security defences have been smacked Their earned reputation within a flash have been jacked Heartless jokes on them by others also have been cracked How come they’re sure that their firms haven’t been hacked?"
Systems Thinking on a National Level, Part 2Drew David.docxperryk1
Systems Thinking on a National Level, Part 2
Drew Davidson, Eric Sinclair Banyon, Shady Navarro, Shalamar Santana, Ziomara Pagan, & Stephanie Jean Coute
MHA/505
February 11, 2019
Rachael Kehoe
Running head: SYSTEMS THINKING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, PART 2
1
SYSTEMS THINKING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, PART 2
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Systems Thinking on a National Level, Part 2
Cybersecurity breaches in the Healthcare industry pose a significant threat to those organizations. According to Gordon et al., cybersecurity breaches not only affect the patient’s information but it can also affect the organization's creditability (2017). When an organization creditability comes into question due to a cybersecurity breach, that organization may lose customers due to the fear of their information not being appropriately protected. In Healthcare it is crucial that we understand the impact of cybersecurity breaches. Most of the major hospital in the United States are using electronic medical records (EMR). A lot of hackers are using phishing methods to trick hospital and breaching their security protocol by tricking staff members into disclosing sensitive and personal information (Winder, 2014). Therefore, the following will discuss way cyber security breaches happen in the healthcare industry and way to prevent them from happening in the future.
Cyber Security Breach Diagram
Malicious and Non-Malicious
Cyber security breaches in healthcare can happen in several different ways. These different types of breaches can either be malicious or non-malicious. A malicious cyber security breech in healthcare, is when an individual or individuals purposely hacked into and attack or gain unauthorized access to members PII. Unauthorized access (such as hacking) to protected healthcare systems is the result of malicious behavior, things like holding the system ransom or stealing private information are acts of malicious behavior (Katz, 2018). Penetrating a system manually and disabling the systems defenses or by downloading software programs are other types of malicious behavior. Hacking is a malicious behavior, but just because the system is hack doesn’t necessarily mean any personal information is compromised. A number malicious cyber security breach may not be done intentionally but can cause just as many issues as a malicious cyber security breech. When data is unintentionally left exposed to an authorized access it is a non-malicious behavior. Cyber security breaches in healthcare can be the result of employee error or negligence. In healthcare malicious behavior is a portion of the inflow of cyber security breaches and non-malicious behavior is the portion of the outflow of a cyber security breech.
Eavesdropping
As a group, we have identified a multitude of cybersecurity breaches that are growing concerns amongst the healthcare providers and companies that offer their services to the community. Another one of these concerns’ hails in the form of eavesdropping. Eavesdropping is a d.
The Protected Harbor Data Breach Trend Report is a comprehensive analysis of current trends and insights in the cybersecurity landscape. Delve into this in-depth report to better understand emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and strategies for safeguarding your organization's data. Stay one step ahead in the ever-evolving world of data security with valuable insights from our experts.
This white paper discusses the various cyber threats targeting healthcare organizations and the challenges security professionals face in securing access to protected health information.
This white paper discusses the various cyber threats targeting healthcare organizations and the challenges security professionals face in securing access to protected health information.
Best 3 Cyber Threats in Healthcare Organizations Today | The Lifesciences Mag...The Lifesciences Magazine
Ryan Witt, who is in charge of cyber threats in healthcare at Proofpoint, says that this is why U.S. hospital defenses have always been weak. Since attackers learned this, hospitals in the United States have been a top target. Cybercriminals continue to focus on U.S. health care, and hospital information security is always trying to catch up.
“Many organizations security defences have been smacked Their earned reputation within a flash have been jacked Heartless jokes on them by others also have been cracked How come they’re sure that their firms haven’t been hacked?"
Systems Thinking on a National Level, Part 2Drew David.docxperryk1
Systems Thinking on a National Level, Part 2
Drew Davidson, Eric Sinclair Banyon, Shady Navarro, Shalamar Santana, Ziomara Pagan, & Stephanie Jean Coute
MHA/505
February 11, 2019
Rachael Kehoe
Running head: SYSTEMS THINKING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, PART 2
1
SYSTEMS THINKING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, PART 2
10
Systems Thinking on a National Level, Part 2
Cybersecurity breaches in the Healthcare industry pose a significant threat to those organizations. According to Gordon et al., cybersecurity breaches not only affect the patient’s information but it can also affect the organization's creditability (2017). When an organization creditability comes into question due to a cybersecurity breach, that organization may lose customers due to the fear of their information not being appropriately protected. In Healthcare it is crucial that we understand the impact of cybersecurity breaches. Most of the major hospital in the United States are using electronic medical records (EMR). A lot of hackers are using phishing methods to trick hospital and breaching their security protocol by tricking staff members into disclosing sensitive and personal information (Winder, 2014). Therefore, the following will discuss way cyber security breaches happen in the healthcare industry and way to prevent them from happening in the future.
Cyber Security Breach Diagram
Malicious and Non-Malicious
Cyber security breaches in healthcare can happen in several different ways. These different types of breaches can either be malicious or non-malicious. A malicious cyber security breech in healthcare, is when an individual or individuals purposely hacked into and attack or gain unauthorized access to members PII. Unauthorized access (such as hacking) to protected healthcare systems is the result of malicious behavior, things like holding the system ransom or stealing private information are acts of malicious behavior (Katz, 2018). Penetrating a system manually and disabling the systems defenses or by downloading software programs are other types of malicious behavior. Hacking is a malicious behavior, but just because the system is hack doesn’t necessarily mean any personal information is compromised. A number malicious cyber security breach may not be done intentionally but can cause just as many issues as a malicious cyber security breech. When data is unintentionally left exposed to an authorized access it is a non-malicious behavior. Cyber security breaches in healthcare can be the result of employee error or negligence. In healthcare malicious behavior is a portion of the inflow of cyber security breaches and non-malicious behavior is the portion of the outflow of a cyber security breech.
Eavesdropping
As a group, we have identified a multitude of cybersecurity breaches that are growing concerns amongst the healthcare providers and companies that offer their services to the community. Another one of these concerns’ hails in the form of eavesdropping. Eavesdropping is a d.
The Protected Harbor Data Breach Trend Report is a comprehensive analysis of current trends and insights in the cybersecurity landscape. Delve into this in-depth report to better understand emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and strategies for safeguarding your organization's data. Stay one step ahead in the ever-evolving world of data security with valuable insights from our experts.
This white paper discusses the various cyber threats targeting healthcare organizations and the challenges security professionals face in securing access to protected health information.
This white paper discusses the various cyber threats targeting healthcare organizations and the challenges security professionals face in securing access to protected health information.
Best 3 Cyber Threats in Healthcare Organizations Today | The Lifesciences Mag...The Lifesciences Magazine
Ryan Witt, who is in charge of cyber threats in healthcare at Proofpoint, says that this is why U.S. hospital defenses have always been weak. Since attackers learned this, hospitals in the United States have been a top target. Cybercriminals continue to focus on U.S. health care, and hospital information security is always trying to catch up.
Gramax Cybersec: A Review of Cybersecurity Landscape in 2023.pdfGramax Cybersec
Cybersecurity Trends 2024: Are You Ready?
As technology progresses, threat actors continually adapt their tactics. What considerations should your cybersecurity team prioritize to effectively address the evolving cyber landscape in 2024?
The GRAMAX CYBERSEC presents insights into forthcoming cybersecurity trends, offering frontline intelligence from our experts. The year ahead will be a crucial one in the realm of cybersecurity, with the emergence of new trends that will revolutionize the way organizations shore up their defenses. In this age of interconnected systems, cybersecurity trends emerging in 2024 will transform defense mechanisms significantly and pave the way for a more robust and proactive approach to countering cyber risk.
This white paper examines the need for strong authentication and explores the return on investment that can be realized in order to help organizations move toward more effective security.
Data Leak Protection Using Text Mining and Social Network AnalysisIJERD Editor
Data Leak prevention is a research field which deals with study of potential security threats to
organizational data and strategies to prevent such threats. Data leaks involve the release of sensitive information
to an untrusted third party, intentionally or otherwise while data loss on the other hand is disappearance or
damage of data, inwhich a correct data copy isno longer available to the organization.Thesecorrespond toa
compromise of data integrity oravailability. Data leak/loss has led to huge loss of revenue in the affected
organisation and a threat to their continued existence. All organisations using electronic data storage are
vulnerable to this attack. This research work is targeted at organisations with sensitive datasuch as Bank,
Manufacturing industries, GSM operators, research centres, Military, Higher Educational Institutions and so
on.The authorsanalyse the possible threats to organisational data and the parties that are involved in such threat,
the impact of successful attack on an organisation,and current approaches to DLP.The authorsalso design a DLP
modelusing “text mining” and “social network analysis”, and suggested further research into “text mining” and
“social network analysis”for effective future solution to DLP problems.In conclusion, implementation of this
design with adherence to good data security practices and proactive strategies suggested in thispaper will
significantly reduce the risk of such security threats.
ybersecurity is an increasing
concern for many in the
medical cybersecurity and
information technology
professions. As computerized
devices in medical facilities
become increasingly networked
within their own walls and
with external facilities, the risk
of cyberattacks also increases,
threatening confidentiality,
safety, and well-being. This
article describes what health
care organizations and
imaging professionals should
do to minimize the risks.
Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report for the Government SectorSymantec
Symantec has established the most comprehensive source of Internet threat data in the world through the Symantec Global Intelligence Network, which is made up of more than 41.5 million attack sensors and records thousands of events per second. This network monitors threat activity in over 157 countries and territories through a combination of Symantec products and services such as Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System, Symantec Managed Security Services, Norton consumer products, and other third-party data sources.
In addition, Symantec maintains one of the world’s most comprehensive vulnerability databases, currently consisting of more than 60,000 recorded vulnerabilities (spanning more than two decades) from over 19,000 vendors representing over 54,000 products.
Spam, phishing, and malware data is captured through a variety of sources including the Symantec Probe Network, a system of more than 5 million decoy accounts, Symantec.cloud, and a number of other Symantec security technologies. Skeptic, the Symantec.cloud proprietary heuristic technology, is able to detect new and sophisticated targeted threats before they reach customers’ networks. Over 8.4 billion email messages are processed each month and more than 1.7 billion web requests filtered each day across 14 data centers. Symantec also gathers phishing information through an extensive anti-fraud community of enterprises, security vendors, and more than 50 million consumers.
Symantec Trust Services provides 100 percent availability and processes over 6 billion Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) look-ups per day, which are used for obtaining the revocation status of X.509 digital certificates around the world. These resources give Symantec analysts unparalleled sources of data with which to identify, analyze, and provide informed commentary on emerging trends in attacks, malicious code activity, phishing, and spam. The result is the annual Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, which gives enterprises, small businesses, and consumers essential information to secure their system effectively now and into the future.
Corporate role in protecting consumers from the risk of identity theftIJCNCJournal
The Internet has made it possible for users to be robbed of their reputation, money and credit worthiness by
the click of a mouse. The impact of identity theft severely limits victims’ ability to participate in commerce,
education and normal societal functions. This paper evaluates resurgence in syndicated cyber attacks,
which includes but not limited to identity theft, corporate espionage and cyber warfare taking advantage of
the Internet as a medium of operations. The paper highlights the increase of cyber related attacks in the
past ten years due to lack of transatlantic international corporation between participating countries,
coherent information security policies, data aggregation and sound international laws to facilitate
prosecution of perpetrators. The cyber space coupled with availability of free hacking tools has contributed
to resurgence in syndicated identity theft, corporate espionage and identity theft by organized crime
elements taking advantage of the Internet as a medium of operations. This paper presents conclusive
solution that users, organizations and consumers can enact to protect themselves from the threat of cyber
attacks culminating into identity theft, financial loss or both.
PYA Principal Barry Mathis presented “Hot Topics in Privacy and Security,” at the Florida Hospital Association's 14th Annual Health Care Corporate Compliance Education Retreat.
The presentation explored:
• Changes in the privacy and security ecosystem.
• Emerging technology risks and hot topics.
• What happens to hacked data.
• How to best protect data.
Cybersecurity in BFSI - Top Threats & Importancemanoharparakh
Cybersecurity has been the major area of concern throughout 2022 and now 2023 is all set to witness a new version of cyber-attacks with advanced technologies.
INFOGRAPHIC: IS YOUR PATIENT DATA PROTECTED?Diaspark
According to OCR, there were 253 breaches affecting 500 individuals or more w/ a combined loss of over 112M records. Healthcare Failing to secure their data
48% encountered a data breach or failed a compliance audit in the last 12 months
26% are protecting data because of a past data breach
138% jump in number of breached healthcare records since 2012
The estimated cost for HIPAA breaches since 2009 has reached over 31 billion dollars.
Healthcare IT Challenges
42% of 2014 data breaches were in healthcare
90% of healthcare organizations have had at least 1 data breach in past 2 years
40% report that they have had more than 5 incidents of the entire U.S population was impacted by cybercrime in 9 months
Healthcare Cost of Breach
29% Reputation and brand damage
21% lost productivity
19% Lost Revenue
12% Forensics
10% Technical Support
8% Compliance Regulatory
With Data breaches expected to reach $2.1 trillion globally by 2019, which is four times the expected cost for cybercrime in 2015, It's apparent that a new approach to data security is needed if organizations are to stay ahead of the attackers and more effectively protect their intellectual property, data, customer information, employees, and their bottom lines against data breaches in the future
Contact us to learn how to safeguard against such breaches and implement it security strategy.
The Protected Harbor 2022 Legal Services Data Breach Trend Report (2).pdfProtected Harbor
Protected Harbor's 2022 Legal Services Data Breach Trend Report is a comprehensive analysis of the evolving cybersecurity landscape in the legal industry. This report offers valuable insights into emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities that legal professionals and firms may encounter in the year ahead. Through in-depth research and expert analysis, it sheds light on the impact of technological advancements, changing regulations, and client expectations on legal services. Stay ahead of the curve with this indispensable guide to the future of legal services.
Running head Information security threats 1Information secur.docxwlynn1
Running head: Information security threats 1
Information security threats 7
Information security threats
Khaleem Pasha Mohammad
Campbellsville University
Introduction
The development of technology has been greatly embraced in hospitals, saved innumerable lives, and improved the quality of care provision. Not exclusively has technology changed patients knowledgeable and of their families but further consideration has had a significant impact on the strategy and practices of practitioners. One in every five of the areas that have greatly embraced technology is care data. Technology has helped inside the treatment of care records through the introduction of electronic health records, that's exchange paper records. With the availability of electronic care record (EHR) systems, a nurse can merely check for patients’ allergies, case history, weight, age, and prescription through the press of a button. However, the most quantity as institutions are clasp technology to stay up their health records, there are series of risks associated with these technologies. Since the start of technology inside the upkeep of care records, the care trade has been a primary target for cyber crimes. The motives behind cyber-attacks on care are clear as insurance firms, hospitals, care clinics, and totally different care suppliers keep health records that contain valuable information. The use of America Department of Health and Human Services for Civil Rights has acknowledged that over 100 million people square measure suffering from care data security breach. Gregorian calendar month 2015 was a foul month for electronic data jointly of the most important hacks on health care records on Anthem Blue Cross resulting in over seventy-eight million patients’ health data was taken. The cyber-attack scarf sensitive data that contained social securities, names, and residential addresses of people. Constant year, Premera Blue Cross reported that a cyber-attack has exposed medical information of over eleven million customers. Back in 2011, over 4.9 million health records were taken electronically from Science Application International Corporation. These are few cases of a care data breach with sensitive data falling into the hands of third parties. In guaranteeing that there are privacy and security in care records, bureau insurance mobility and responsibility (HIPPA) is providing legislation that hospital and totally different institutions that handle patient’s data to adopt in guaranteeing that varied security measures are enforced in protecting data.
HIPPA and Security Compliance
As much as institutions are clasp technology in storing care data, it is vital for institutions like HIPPA to regulate these bodies to substantiate that shopper rights are protected. The HIPAA Security Rule provides that electronic records of patients got to be protected in any respect times from any unauthorized access nonetheless the information being at rest or in transit.
Why cyber-criminals target Healthcare - Panda Security Panda Security
The healthcare industry is very technologically advanced but it also has huge security flaws, making it an easy target for cyber-criminals. If we add this to the immense amount of highly sensitive information that is managed by hospitals, pharmacies and health insurance providers, plus the high price that it could be sold for on the black market where a medical history is much more valuable than a credit card, we are able to understand how this was the most attacked industry last year.
More details:
http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/panda-security/panda-security-dissects-cyber-pandemic/
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to an untrusted third party, intentionally or otherwise while data loss on the other hand is disappearance or
damage of data, inwhich a correct data copy isno longer available to the organization.Thesecorrespond toa
compromise of data integrity oravailability. Data leak/loss has led to huge loss of revenue in the affected
organisation and a threat to their continued existence. All organisations using electronic data storage are
vulnerable to this attack. This research work is targeted at organisations with sensitive datasuch as Bank,
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on.The authorsanalyse the possible threats to organisational data and the parties that are involved in such threat,
the impact of successful attack on an organisation,and current approaches to DLP.The authorsalso design a DLP
modelusing “text mining” and “social network analysis”, and suggested further research into “text mining” and
“social network analysis”for effective future solution to DLP problems.In conclusion, implementation of this
design with adherence to good data security practices and proactive strategies suggested in thispaper will
significantly reduce the risk of such security threats.
ybersecurity is an increasing
concern for many in the
medical cybersecurity and
information technology
professions. As computerized
devices in medical facilities
become increasingly networked
within their own walls and
with external facilities, the risk
of cyberattacks also increases,
threatening confidentiality,
safety, and well-being. This
article describes what health
care organizations and
imaging professionals should
do to minimize the risks.
Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report for the Government SectorSymantec
Symantec has established the most comprehensive source of Internet threat data in the world through the Symantec Global Intelligence Network, which is made up of more than 41.5 million attack sensors and records thousands of events per second. This network monitors threat activity in over 157 countries and territories through a combination of Symantec products and services such as Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System, Symantec Managed Security Services, Norton consumer products, and other third-party data sources.
In addition, Symantec maintains one of the world’s most comprehensive vulnerability databases, currently consisting of more than 60,000 recorded vulnerabilities (spanning more than two decades) from over 19,000 vendors representing over 54,000 products.
Spam, phishing, and malware data is captured through a variety of sources including the Symantec Probe Network, a system of more than 5 million decoy accounts, Symantec.cloud, and a number of other Symantec security technologies. Skeptic, the Symantec.cloud proprietary heuristic technology, is able to detect new and sophisticated targeted threats before they reach customers’ networks. Over 8.4 billion email messages are processed each month and more than 1.7 billion web requests filtered each day across 14 data centers. Symantec also gathers phishing information through an extensive anti-fraud community of enterprises, security vendors, and more than 50 million consumers.
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The Internet has made it possible for users to be robbed of their reputation, money and credit worthiness by
the click of a mouse. The impact of identity theft severely limits victims’ ability to participate in commerce,
education and normal societal functions. This paper evaluates resurgence in syndicated cyber attacks,
which includes but not limited to identity theft, corporate espionage and cyber warfare taking advantage of
the Internet as a medium of operations. The paper highlights the increase of cyber related attacks in the
past ten years due to lack of transatlantic international corporation between participating countries,
coherent information security policies, data aggregation and sound international laws to facilitate
prosecution of perpetrators. The cyber space coupled with availability of free hacking tools has contributed
to resurgence in syndicated identity theft, corporate espionage and identity theft by organized crime
elements taking advantage of the Internet as a medium of operations. This paper presents conclusive
solution that users, organizations and consumers can enact to protect themselves from the threat of cyber
attacks culminating into identity theft, financial loss or both.
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The presentation explored:
• Changes in the privacy and security ecosystem.
• Emerging technology risks and hot topics.
• What happens to hacked data.
• How to best protect data.
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According to OCR, there were 253 breaches affecting 500 individuals or more w/ a combined loss of over 112M records. Healthcare Failing to secure their data
48% encountered a data breach or failed a compliance audit in the last 12 months
26% are protecting data because of a past data breach
138% jump in number of breached healthcare records since 2012
The estimated cost for HIPAA breaches since 2009 has reached over 31 billion dollars.
Healthcare IT Challenges
42% of 2014 data breaches were in healthcare
90% of healthcare organizations have had at least 1 data breach in past 2 years
40% report that they have had more than 5 incidents of the entire U.S population was impacted by cybercrime in 9 months
Healthcare Cost of Breach
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Running head Information security threats 1Information secur.docxwlynn1
Running head: Information security threats 1
Information security threats 7
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Khaleem Pasha Mohammad
Campbellsville University
Introduction
The development of technology has been greatly embraced in hospitals, saved innumerable lives, and improved the quality of care provision. Not exclusively has technology changed patients knowledgeable and of their families but further consideration has had a significant impact on the strategy and practices of practitioners. One in every five of the areas that have greatly embraced technology is care data. Technology has helped inside the treatment of care records through the introduction of electronic health records, that's exchange paper records. With the availability of electronic care record (EHR) systems, a nurse can merely check for patients’ allergies, case history, weight, age, and prescription through the press of a button. However, the most quantity as institutions are clasp technology to stay up their health records, there are series of risks associated with these technologies. Since the start of technology inside the upkeep of care records, the care trade has been a primary target for cyber crimes. The motives behind cyber-attacks on care are clear as insurance firms, hospitals, care clinics, and totally different care suppliers keep health records that contain valuable information. The use of America Department of Health and Human Services for Civil Rights has acknowledged that over 100 million people square measure suffering from care data security breach. Gregorian calendar month 2015 was a foul month for electronic data jointly of the most important hacks on health care records on Anthem Blue Cross resulting in over seventy-eight million patients’ health data was taken. The cyber-attack scarf sensitive data that contained social securities, names, and residential addresses of people. Constant year, Premera Blue Cross reported that a cyber-attack has exposed medical information of over eleven million customers. Back in 2011, over 4.9 million health records were taken electronically from Science Application International Corporation. These are few cases of a care data breach with sensitive data falling into the hands of third parties. In guaranteeing that there are privacy and security in care records, bureau insurance mobility and responsibility (HIPPA) is providing legislation that hospital and totally different institutions that handle patient’s data to adopt in guaranteeing that varied security measures are enforced in protecting data.
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2. CONTENTS
TOP 3 CYBERSECURITY THREATS
01.
SAAS SECURITY THREATS
03.
HOW TO RESPOND
04.
CASE STUDY
05.
ABOUT US
06.
02. Q1 2022 DATA BREACH TRENDS
3. INTRODUCTION
The healthcare cybersecurity market will be worth an estimated $26.1 billion by
2027, according to a study conducted by Meticulous Research. Large-scale cloud
adoption paired with increasingly complex cyber threats, drives the demand for
advanced cybersecurity risk protection in healthcare.
Due to the pressure of handling sensitive patient data; healthcare organizations
must balance embracing cloud adoption to transform the delivery and accessibility
of healthcare services against the legal and reputational ramifications of data hacks.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights’ breach portal
shows over 240 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records in 2022. 15% of
those have come through third-party business associates. However, many cloud
and third-party apps are not classified as business associates under HIPAA (Health
Insurance Portability and Insurance Act) nor are they required to adhere to HIPAA
security standards.
In September of 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy
statement affirming that health apps and connected devices that collect or use
consumers’ health information must comply with the Health Breach Notification
Rule. Yet, there are still too few privacy protections for these apps.
Health organizations, large and small, are prime targets for cybercrime. With the
growing number of healthcare-related cyberattacks, smaller healthcare providers
are falling victim to cybercriminals at an increasing rate.
4. TOP 3
CYBERSECURITY
THREATS
As the frequency of cyber-attacks increase, it becomes
essential to stay protected. Ransomware is one of the
biggest concerns as it can shut down critical systems,
disrupt business, and steal valuable data. Phishing
emails as well as unauthorized access are among other
ways to lose data and fall victim to identity theft.
01.
5. MALICIOUS NETWORK TRAFFIC
RANSOMWARE ATTACKS
Privilege misuse, web applications, and miscellaneous errors
account for 81% of cybersecurity incidents in healthcare,
according to a 2019 report by Verizon. Although this type of
malicious network traffic might not be as coordinated as an
all-out ransomware attack, its prevalence in the industry
should put healthcare providers on high alert.
Unauthorized downloads, apps, and websites allow
malicious actors to move laterally within a provider’s
network, leading to costly breaches and service
interruptions.
Many healthcare organizations are adopting cloud-based
services to improve patient care and collaboration. However,
these cloud-based apps can also show vulnerability to
malicious network traffic.
Ransomware is a type of malware attack in which the attacker
locks and encrypts a victim’s data and critical files, then
demands a payment to unlock and decrypt them. This leaves
the victims at the mercy of the attacker once the ransom is
paid.
In late October 2020, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency), HHS (United States Department of Health
and Human Services), and the FBI (Federal Bureau of
Investigation) released a joint report detailing how
ransomware becomes increasingly intricate when deployed in
healthcare settings. For example, malware loaders such as
TrickBot and BazaarLoader deploy popular ransomware like
Ryuk and Conti via phishing emails and drive-by downloads.
6. PHISHING SCAMS
Phishing refers to correspondence that appears to be
from a trusted source, like a mortgage company or
government portal, asking for sensitive information. This
usually includes a personal identity number, login
credentials, as well as payment details.
Medical school can’t prepare you for everything. From
doctors and nurses to patients, recent data shows that all
parties within the healthcare system are susceptible to
dangerous phishing scams. Emails, social media, or even
phone attempts to deploy harmful files are often the
precursor to widespread ransomware attacks.
7. So far in 2022, there were over 240 healthcare data breaches
and over more than 500 records, reported to the HHS. That
resulted in 10,783,906 individual health records being
compromised within a six-month period between January-
June 2022. An overwhelming 71% of breaches have been via
hacking incidents.
Q1-Q2 2022
DATA BREACH
TRENDS
02.
8. But a growing 17% have been due to unauthorized access
incidents which is the most common breach type regarding
data loss via third-party apps. One example is when the
Boston-based medical billing company Medical Healthcare
Solutions (MHS) hack affected the Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center. The same happened to the Colorado
Department of Human Services (CDHS) when third-party
vendor Sound Generations had encrypted information
hacked, causing CDHS to send a breach notification to over
6,000 individuals. It wasn’t MHS or CDHS that caused the
breach, however, they were still considered responsible for it.
9. 0% 25% 50% 75%
Business Assoc.
Health Plan
Healthcare Provider
23
13
14
18
WHO IS GETTING ATTACKED?
WHERE ARE THE ATTACKS
HAPPENING?
15.23%
13.58%
71.28%
13
# OF ATTACKS PER STATE IN Q1&2 2022
OVER 1.1M INDIVIDUALS WERE
AFFECTED BY THIRD PARTY BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES DATA BREACHES.
11. TOP 10 LARGEST HEALTHCARE DATA BREACHES OF Q1 2022
NORTH BROWARD
HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Location: Florida
Entity Type: Healthcare
Provider
Affected: 1,351,431
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Network Server
Unspecified hacking and
data theft incident
MEDICAL REVIEW
INSTITUTE /AMERICA
Location: Utah
Entity Type: Business
Associate
Affected: 134,571
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Network Server
Ransomware attack
MEDICAL HEALTHCARE
SOLUTIONS
Location: Massachusetts
Entity Type: Business
Associate
Affected: 133,997
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Network Server
Ransomware attack
RAVKOO
Location: Florida
Entity Type: Healthcare
Provider
Affected: 105,000
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location: Other
Cyberattack on cloud
prescription portal
TTEC HEALTHCARE
Location: Colorado
Entity Type: Business
Associate
Affected: 86,305
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Network Server
Ransomware attack
12. TOP 10 LARGEST HEALTHCARE DATA BREACHES OF Q1 2022 CONT.
ADVOCATES, INC.
Location: Massachusetts
Entity Type: Healthcare
Provider
Affected: 68,236
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Network Server
Unspecified hacking and
data theft incident
IRISE FLORIDA SPINE
AND JOINT
INSTITUTE
Location: Florida
Entity Type:
Healthcare Provider
Affected: 61,595
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Email
Email accounts
accessed by
unauthorized
individuals
SUNCOAST SKIN
SOLUTIONS
Location: Florida
Entity Type: Healthcare
Provider
Affected: 57,730
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Network Server
Ransomware attack
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
OF VALDOSTA
Location: Georgia
Entity Type: Healthcare
Provider
Affected: 41,692
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Desktop Computer
Unauthorized access
and PHI theft by a
former employee
FAMILY CHRISTIAN
HEALTH CENTER
Location: Illinois
Entity Type: Healthcare
Provider
Affected: 31,000
Type/Breach: Hacking
Breach Location:
Network Server
Ransomware attack
13. SAAS SECURITY
THREATS IN
HEALTHCARE
03.
Bad actors are now attacking third parties directly to have a
broader impact and attack more victims at once. These
hackers can cause more damage by targeting third party
software or billing providers since they have access to many
customers and their impact is more significant.
A few of the top SAAS security threats these apps pose to
healthcare providers are more effective regulation, data
access control, and limited security infrastructure
Healthcare organizations adopt SaaS
(Software as a Service) like never before
due to the convenience, ease of use, and
cost savings associated with these
applications. However, there are certain
risks related to third-party apps that every
healthcare organization should be aware
of.
14. MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE VULNERABILITIES
LIMITED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
Data doesn't travel between an app and the hospital backend directly.
There is a communication route which sends the data back and forth
between the two. Every stop on their route allows bad actors to
intercept the data and potentially damage the backend.
Those designing or engineering third-party apps are not always thinking
about security. Their focus is on how the app operates and how it works
for the user, not how it interacts with the network nor how data is
transferred.
More than half (53%) of the mobile apps tested had hardcoded API
(Application Programming Interface) keys and tokens that would enable
hackers to attack the APIs. Token-spoofing, MAC address spoofing, and
IP address spoofing are just a few ways hackers can intercept data.
It is up to the healthcare organizations to focus on third-party security
to ensure that they are well protected against. such sophisticated
attacks.
The cybersecurity vulnerabilities inherent to cloud storage are nothing
new. Many companies were still in the process of improving their cloud
security when the pandemic hit and were forced to accelerate their
plans. Two years later, and essential cloud infrastructure of many
telehealth and mHealth apps have not been improved.
Unfortunately, many APIs still have security vulnerabilities, often giving
cloud storage providers undue access to your data. Many of these
startups are unaware of how to safeguard their applications, leading to
vulnerabilities in deployment. This is done without carefully thinking
through access policies or future configuration needs in many cases.
Traditional security tools and strategies are often not adequate enough
to protect a cloud-based infrastructure effectively because it is so
different from an on-premises data center. But if the building blocks of
your third-party app are not set up right, nothing you can do will make it
safe.
15. The way third-party apps choose to use their health
data is mainly up to individual companies rather than
predetermined regulations. Under HIPAA, cloud service
providers aren’t considered business associates and
therefore are not subject to HIPAA. Instead, most third-
party apps fall under the FTC jurisdiction and the
protections provided by the FTC Act.
The FTC Act, among other things, prohibits deceptive
acts. For example, an app that says it won't share your
personal information but then does would violate the
FTC Act. About 88% of healthcare apps are built with
the ability to collect and share user data, according to a
study published in the BMJ. Therefore, it is critical to
understand how your health information will be used
once you decide to share it with an app.
Along with concerns that the SaaS provider’s servers could shut down for
good during an outage, there are risks and worries that your data is not really
under your control. Should something happen, and your information is lost,
you will have to contact the service provider, wait for their answer—however
long that may take—and only then will they explain what might have
happened.
The SaaS provider is responsible for data storage. That may be a relief, but it’s
also a loss of control that opens users to panic and, in some cases, costs them
much time waiting for answers when faced with issues. You have no clue
where your data is located, how secure or hardened the facility is, or who
works there.
As HIPAA does not cover some SaaS companies, they work data access
language into their licensing agreements. That means the cloud provider can
access and use the information stored on their platform.
According to a 2019 study published in the National Library of Medicine
(NLM), 79% of healthcare apps resell or share data. There is no regulation
requiring patient approval of this downstream use which can cause potential
privacy regulation issues.
LACK OF REGULATION
DATA CONTROL
ISSUES
16. During the pandemic, a study by HealthGlobal suggested
that 80% of all Covid-tracking apps were found to leak
data. In contrast, around 70% of tested medical apps
included at least one high-level security vulnerability.
Moreover, a study published in BMC Medicine toward
the end of last year showed that 66% of apps sending
identifying information over the Internet did not use
encryption.
These third-party apps claim to use the Fast Healthcare
Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. This,
however, does not necessarily mean it's secure. An
Approov’s 2021 report found leaks within 25,000 apps,
where the vulnerabilities lay within the implementation
of apps and by third-party FHIR aggregators. Not the HL7
(Health Level Seven) FHIR standard itself.
HOW IS YOUR DATA
SECURED?
17. This still leaves systematic gaps in compliance with data
protection principles in accredited health apps. According to the
Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), many security
vulnerabilities are due to weak server-side control, insecure data
storage, insufficient transport layer protection, insecure
encryption algorithms, and a lack of binary protections.
Cloud computing enables rapid data movements between the
cloud provider and the company. However, more often than not,
data stored in a public cloud is not sanitized to DoD (Department
of Defense) levels. There is the risk of data exposure due to data
deletion from the platform since it exists within either their
archives or backup volumes.
For example, suppose a subscriber deleted a portion of their
data. The cloud provider previously backed up that data every
night to tapes and archive tapes for six months. That data will
still exist well past the point that the subscriber has deleted it,
and the subscriber cannot do anything to change this.
Even if the data may be safe now, it might not be in a year or two
when protocols have changed, policies have been updated, and
risks are heightened. As mentioned above, most providers insist
on long-term investment within their SaaS software.
HOW IS YOUR DATA SECURED?
18. HOW
HEALTHCARE
CAN RESPOND
TO CLOUD APP
SECURITY
ISSUES
04.
The cloud has improved patient experience by
optimizing healthcare infrastructures with real-time
data exchange and access. As healthcare application
workloads become more prevalent, they pose unique
next-generation security and compliance issues for
healthcare IT security professionals.
19. Healthcare organizations as well as regulators who
handle and oversee this sensitive data must give equal
attention to their third-party security enforcements as
they do their network protection. Yet, most providers
have not fully tackled vendor or access risks within the
healthcare or pharma environments.
There needs to be regulation for third-party apps and the
security of patient health information. But until then,
there are several steps hospitals and doctors' offices can
take to mitigate the risk of cloud apps for themselves.
20. REDUCE THE RISK OF RANSOMWARE ATTACKS
Prevention is the best way to mitigate threats. Organizations often start by working with their internet service
provider (ISP). These cybersecurity practices are the best way to decrease vulnerabilities within your healthcare
organization:
Prioritize Patch Management: Cybercriminals
typically find an entry by known software
vulnerabilities. This highlights the importance of
needing to keep applications, software, and
operating systems patched.
Harden your Systems: Attackers search for
exposed areas, so decrease soft surfaces by
closing ports and shutting off unused services.
Leverage firewalls where possible.
Apply “Least Access Privilege” Policies: Only give
workers access to what is necessary for their job
position and duties.
Use Multi-factor Authentication: Deter hackers by
requiring more than one system authentication
layer.
Employ Email Gateway Filters: These help to
identify malware indicators in subject lines and
other areas while a firewall blocks suspicious IP
addresses.
Filter Traffic by IP Ports and Addresses: Use
threat-based and geographic blocking to filter
outbound and inbound traffic.
Require Remote Staff to use a Virtual Private
Network (VPN): A VPN adds a layer of protection
for employees accessing systems and data.
Perform Network Segmentation: Use multiple
servers to separate sensitive data from email.
White-Listing: Create a list of approved processes
and applications as well as prevent the use of
non-approved sources.
Implement File Integrity Monitoring (FIM): This
process reviews your system for changes, port
activity, and unusual activities, like unauthorized
access.
21. CHECK-IN WITH HEALTHCARE
THIRD-PARTY VENDORS
CYBER HYGIENE AND EMPLOYEE
TRAINING
Reviewing your vendors’ security policies and procedures
for detecting malware.
Adjusting your process for third-party remote access by
disabling any access until needed.
Examining vendor compliance with regulations requiring a
service level agreement such as SOC1 (System and
Organization Controls 1), SOC2, or PCL (Protocol
Composition Logic).
Does your vendor offer a Service Level Agreement?
Going through all vendor accounts and updating
passwords.
In our interconnected world, it’s vital to ensure your health
technology partners prioritize cybersecurity. For example,
more than 20 healthcare systems experienced threats after
hackers attacked a cloud-based scheduling application.
Consider:
Email Security: Teach staff how to identify problems with email links
or attachments, including tips on avoiding them.
Current Trends: Highlight emerging risks, like phishing schemes that
target staff through an organization’s email.
Support Policies: Explain the process and importance of reporting
suspicious emails or stolen devices.
Remote Management: Clarify how off-site staff can access health
systems, including rules for devices and methods for updating
antivirus and malware software.
Practice Scenarios: Devise malware outbreak drills to ensure each
person understands their role and learns from feedback.
Employee education and user awareness are primary ways to prevent
ransomware infections, especially in organizations with varying staffing
flows. Medical and administrative staff must understand techniques used
by cybercriminals and what these may look like in day-to-day operations.
Training should include:
22. Along with segmenting your networks to reduce ransomware spread,
healthcare organizations should rely on various technologies to prevent
and respond to cyber threats. Security solutions may use artificial
intelligence (AI) and threat intelligence software with centralized
monitoring systems.
Signature and behavioral-based tools continually scan for malicious
activities and can isolate remote browsers. All network security tools
must be appropriately configured and kept up to date.
DEPLOY TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT
HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE
BREACH PREPAREDNESS
The average downtime after a ransomware attack is 15 days. Being without
necessary digital records during that time is detrimental to all involved.
Healthcare organizations must assume a breach is always imminent with
so much at stake.
Along with assessing risks, create a proactive and preventive incident
response plan. It should explain how you identify incidents, isolate the
breach, repair damage, and continue normal operations.
ENDPOINT PROTECTION SOFTWARE
ANTIVIRUS AND ANTIMALWARE PROGRAMS
INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM (IDS)
EMAIL FILTERING SOLUTION
FIREWALLS
INTRUSION PREVENTION SYSTEM (IPS)
BEST CYBERSECURITY TECH TO
PROTECT AGAINST 3RD PARTIES
VULNERABILITIES:
23. Three copies of data
Two different media formats
One off-site backup.
Cybercriminals will look for network backups. If they can gain access,
hackers will either corrupt or destroy these backups. Reduce the impact on
your healthcare organization with a multi-level backup program.
Start by exploring significant assets and assuring these components are
regularly backed up and kept offline from your hospital network. This data
may include telehealth infrastructure, remote work foundations, patient
database servers, and medical records. Best practices take a 3-2-1 approach:
You should also create and save several backup versions. Variants account
for the possibility of infected or encrypted files. Experts tend to recommend
off-site and offline backups (typically known as isolated backups) as an extra
preventive measure. However, hard copy backups won’t contain your latest
data, causing disruptions to patient care.
Additionally, third-party cloud-based Disaster Recovery as a Service solutions
(DRaaS) can alleviate backup issues by performing data backups and real-
time system surveillance.
Finally, regular testing of your retained data’s integrity and accessibility is
crucial to ensuring optimal business continuity.
DATA PROTECTION AND
RECOVERY PLANNING
24. INCIDENT RECOVERY STRATEGIES
Offline documentation processes for Electronic Health Records (EHR)
downtime.
Graphics showing where your sensitive data resides.
An environmental, architectural diagram of critical systems, hardware,
databases, and more.
Data flow documentation showing your data lifecycle.
Communication response and notification methods.
Ransomware and malware attacks aren’t the only threats your
organization faces. Disk hardware can malfunction, power failures occur,
or weather-related disasters may harm onsite hardware. Having a backup
is only one step of your resiliency plan.
To reduce downtime, you need a recovery strategy—a comprehensive
plan, describing the estimated recovery times, goals, and process for the
recovery of critical systems, infrastructure, and data.
Your document may include:
25. GET CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT
There are several ways healthcare organizations can get
ongoing assistance from vendor partnerships and
information-sharing programs.
First, it's essential to work with a third party to complete
a security risk assessment yearly. This evaluation should
meet or exceed the HIPAA requirements. Many
healthcare organizations have installed firewalls, spam
filters, and anti-virus software to close vulnerabilities
created by third-party apps. However, bringing in an
experienced team to help with the rise in threats can
provide a level of service beyond what firms currently
have and at a lower cost.
Companies like Protected Harbor provide various
benefits, including cost-saving, superior protection and
IT performance, plus advanced technology for
organizations. In addition, they will ensure that your
organization is protected from outside threats with
well-tested, proven, and integrated technology.
Protected Harbor has helped support healthcare
network security and compliance management
programs for the past decade. From implementing
required security controls and automating the data
collection needed for compliance reporting to assisting
with audits and reports to regulatory authorities.
Outside teams like Protected Harbor bring years of
actionable experience to strengthen any healthcare IT
team.
Protected Harbor concentrates on six elements
throughout the stack which include uplink, firewall,
switches, hosts, VMs configuration, and storage to
safeguard our customers' operations.
27. With over 900 drivers, Agape Transportation Management provides
transportation options for thousands of passengers each day who
need assistance getting to doctor's appointments as well as other
medical treatments or necessities.
Agape used another software vendor, LimoSys, for a custom
multifaceted system that included internal dispatch software,
driver, and passenger apps. However, the software solution was not
configured perfectly within the network hardware ecosystem
Agape had in place. This resulted in various issues and negatively
affected the company's business operations and performance.
Hence, Agape required that the Protected Harbor team come in,
troubleshoot the problem, resolve it, and increase the network
capabilities of the company by migrating the current system to
Protected Harbor's data centers; all this without any significant
downtime.
50% decrease in response
requests
99.99% Uptime
25% increase in application
speed
Network Bandwith increased
20Gbps to 70Gbps per server
15-minute Hyper-V Replica
schedule
ATAGLANCE
OVERVIEW
WHENAMISCONFIGUREDTHIRD-PARTY
APPLICATIONPUTSTHEBREAKSONYOUR
OPERATIONS
28. PHASE 1
PHASE 2
All of Agape's users were working from their local desktops. The
company was also facing abysmal performance issues because
many hosts were incorrectly set up and even had the wrong disk
configuration for SQL data. Therefore, the team installed several on-
site hosts temporarily to facilitate the stabilization of data and
instill a favorable environment for data center migration.
Next, the team presented an action plan to the client regarding the
migration, which was immediately accepted. The team began the
move by stabilizing and protecting the Limosys app before aligning
users with the terminal servers and moving the data from their local
desktops to the terminal server by creating a remote environment.
The team also made sure that the users were familiar with the new
environment so work would continue on their systems hassle-free.
Moreover, the team replicated the client's on-site environment at
the data center. While working on the virtual machines, they rebuilt
them from the ground up without migrating the client's faulty
configuration. However, after a changeover, the application was
facing further problems to the point where the software vendor was
at a loss even after carrying out software troubleshooting efforts.
Even though the configuration was the same, as the team used a
one-to-one replication approach, shutting the virtual machines off-
site and turning them back on in the data center resulted in issues
with the application. After taking a swift approach, the team quickly
moved it back to on-site and started to troubleshoot what went
wrong. The team found out that the application did not turn back on
correctly because when switched back on, the application was
sending requests to servers that did not exist. Secondly, the software
vendor did not know how to measure the application's performance;
thus, the team developed a synthetic load to measure performance
on-site and then measure again in the data center. Furthermore, the
team now had a copy of the client's user configuration in the data
center due to the failed changeover initially; thus, they could work on
it and replicate the exact issues without disrupting their current
operations. Hence, by using the synthetic load, the team tested both
environments for comparison, finding out that the data center was
reacting slower than the on-site systems.
THE CHALLENGES & STRATEGY
29. PHASE 3
THE SOLUTION
As a result, the team made hardware changes, created new servers,
and increased the local network bandwidth per server from 20Gbps
to 70Gbps. Protected Harbor also went into SQL (Structured Query
Language) and found out that the software vendor knew how to
install the application but did not understand the complexities of
SQL. Hence, the team decided to fine-tune SQL regarding all
complexities that could occur and re-ran our numbers. As expected,
the numbers were now satisfactory at the Data Center. Using the
Hyper-V Replica approach, the team decided to give the changeover
another try, which was a success. Now, the team knew how to
restart the application and measure its performance. Thus, all the
performance issues were gone and the performance at the data
center was twice as fast compared to the on-site version.
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DATA LOSS PREVENTION - The new HA Model made sure that
the client had two SQL servers running in HA, and if one of the
servers went down, their databases still stayed up.
AGGRESSIVE SQL BACKUP & SYNC - Now, periodical backups
for SQL databases happen every 15 minutes, and the backups
can be restored directly into SQL using a custom solution.
INCREASED CAPACITY - The number of app servers that
supported the driver app was expanded which increased the
number of requests, meaning that they could cater to more
customers.
REDESIGNED NETWORK - The team troubleshot, completely
redesigned, and optimized the client's on-site network
configuration, thus increasing their overall functional
performance.
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The new network infrastructure, driven by data loss prevention, and
aggressive backup & synchronization, has resulted in an overall 25% faster
application speed, 50% decrease in response requests, and 99.99% uptime
for Agape, thus making it more effective yet efficient. Moreover, this has
provided added benefits for the company in terms of new customer
acquisitions, as the new network infrastructure has an increased capacity.
Lastly, Agape has become one of the flagship customers of our company in
a very short time due to the data-driven, problem-solving, and result-
oriented culture at Protected Harbor.
THE RESULTS
30. ABOUT US
05.
Protected Harbor is an IT service provider with a
focus on Data Center Infrastructure
Management (DCIM) and application durability
solutions for healthcare providers looking to
scale their technology.
31. PROTECTED DATA CENTER
WHY US
Protected Data Center (PDC) is a suite of integrated
application reliability and DCIM services that protects your
technology infrastructure investments. We help design,
secure, manage and optimize the infrastructure that runs
your critical business applications. Whether building
infrastructure from scratch or upgrading legacy systems,
Protected Data Center can implement IT solutions to
support your operations. From Microsoft Storage Spaces
Direct to multi-clustered environments, we have the
capabilities and know-how to scale your technology to meet
your business’ growing demand. Our hybrid IT and multi-
clustered roadmaps promise to keep your tech online and
moving quickly, so you can work faster and safer.
Like everyone else, we offer Cybersecurity, Enterprise
Networking, Infrastructure Design, Network Configuration,
Monitoring, Customized Protected Cloud, Change
Management, and Protection Recovery. Unlike everyone
else, we listen, learn, think, and do not blindly deploy. We care
about your business.
Seriously.
We do.
Our customer satisfaction rating and client retention rate
speaks for itself. PDC becomes a trusted part of your
company. If you're ready to join the winning team and get a
good night’s rest, we are here to work with you.
32. THE PROBLEMS
OUR SOLUTIONS
Dependency on poorly configured third-party apps
causing cascade failures.
Billing systems were based on small file (HL7, etc.)
processing in the thousands. They were never designed
for billions of larger file processing, resulting in crashes.
File transfers dependency on antiquated FTP technology
resulting in delays, outages, and attach access points.
System monitoring of several intertwined legacies and
state-of-the-art systems that were not designed to be
interconnected becomes impossible.
This perfect storm of infrastructure interconnection and
network hypergrowth leads to more problems for the
industry, such as:
Understanding the client workload before establishing a
secure performance environment.
Making sure the right storage for the right workload is
placed with the right servers.
Setting up a modular configuration for a stable
environment with optimal scaling and efficiency.
Installing redundant links in switches and firewalls to avoid
a single point of failure.
Utilizing a multi-layer load balancing guest clustering
approach to achieve high availability.
This type of problem is only solved by evaluating the entire
environment identifying the sources that cause the greatest
systematic interruptions. Part of our Technology Improvement
Plan (TIP) that addresses healthcare applications durability
reliability include:
33. OPTIMIZING THE HEALTHCARE
STACK FOR PERFORMANCE
Infrastructure strategies for
establishing a secure digital platform
that focuses on speed, security, and
uptime.
A look at the biggest data breaches of
2021, what the security trends are for
2022, and how you can protect your
data now.
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34. Thank You
For more information and help with
healthcare cloud app security, you can reach
us at:
201.957.1616
support@protectedharbor.com
www.protectedharbor.com