It was recently announced on the news that hospitals are more open to cyber attacks by hackers and the hospitals are totally clueless until it is too late. So how are hackers doing it.
It was reported that the IT department in some hospitals are keeping the firewall settings at minimal.Which basically means that it is easy for employees to surf the internet without restrictions and it also means that hackers are getting in easier. It was also reported that most of the employees use easy login passwords to access the hospital data, which means it gets easier for a hacker to get in to restricted information. With the changes in healthcare everything from an Electronic Medical Record to patients creating and carrying or downloading their own Personal Health Record it makes the information easier to get to. It was also in the article I read today that even hackers can get to information in hospitals through equipment that is connected to the Internet while you as the patient is getting diagnosed. And as I mentioned in an earlier blog your information is not even safe on hospital owned laptops because employees are walking out with them and selling the equipment at pawn shops.
So what are the hospitals to do. First they need to improve their security within their IT department and install more cameras in records area or where sensitive information is stored. That would be a great start.
Health care information is changing everyday. Most hospitals and doctor's offices are not ready for the changes.
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