MedStar hit by ransomeware attack - 7m patient files held hostage

[Anonymous]

This is crazy:
https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/s/LyLQyMXH9X

[Anonymous]

Isn't this the second time for them?

[Anonymous]

They can have mine. They will be disappointed.

[Anonymous]

"Let's digitize everything cause it's new and cool and will give slackers something to do and jobs!"

"Oh noes! How could this ever happen?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Let's digitize everything cause it's new and cool and will give slackers something to do and jobs!"

"Oh noes! How could this ever happen?"

Considering you can't search or quickly transfer paper records, digital medical records obviously make sense. But it isn't that hard to keep hackers out and maintain backups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Let's digitize everything cause it's new and cool and will give slackers something to do and jobs!"

"Oh noes! How could this ever happen?"

Considering you can't search or quickly transfer paper records, digital medical records obviously make sense. But it isn't that hard to keep hackers out and maintain backups.

Not really needed to transfer records. Transfer to whom? Simple fax machine could do that if needed.

[Anonymous]

Spend money on competent IT? Nah, let's outsource.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spend money on competent IT? Nah, let's outsource.

Hackers only have to find one way in. IT has to try to prevent all potential attacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Let's digitize everything cause it's new and cool and will give slackers something to do and jobs!"

"Oh noes! How could this ever happen?"

Considering you can't search or quickly transfer paper records, digital medical records obviously make sense. But it isn't that hard to keep hackers out and maintain backups.

Not really needed to transfer records. Transfer to whom? Simple fax machine could do that if needed.

Not when you have hundreds of pages.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spend money on competent IT? Nah, let's outsource. [/quote]

Hackers only have to find one way in. IT has to try to prevent all potential attacks. [/quote]

The other view is that IT only needs to protect the company data. Third party security consultants don't have any skin in the game, but keep cutting IT to the bone and hire a consultant for a few months.