{"id":4383,"date":"2020-10-29T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T17:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2020-10-29T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T17:43:50","slug":"ransomware-crisis-affecting-u-s-hospitals-what-the-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/endpoint-security\/ransomware-crisis-affecting-u-s-hospitals-what-the-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware Crisis Affecting U.S. Hospitals: What the Experts Say"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ransomware<\/p>\n

Recent reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indicate that hackers are unleashing a major ransomware attack wave on hospitals across the United States. In what they term \u201ca wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts\u201d aiming to lock up hospital IT environments even as the COVID-19 epidemic spikes. According to a report from the <\/span>Associated Press<\/span><\/a>, \u201c[the ransomware attack] has already hobbled at least five U.S. hospitals this week.\u201d Charles Carmakal, chief technical officer of the cybersecurity<\/a> firm Mandiant<\/a>, calls it \u201cthe most significant cybersecurity threat we\u2019ve ever seen in the United States.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We compiled some expert commentary on the ransomware attacks affecting U.S. hospitals. Here\u2019s what they had to say.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t

\"Download<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ransomware Crisis Affecting U.S. Hospitals\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Mat Newfield<\/b><\/h3>\n

Mat Newfield is Security Expert and CISO of <\/span><\/i>Unisys<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mat Newfield provides some best practices, including:<\/span><\/p>\n