Privacy & Security
The hackers' IP were traced back to a blacklisted IP in Hong Kong.
The incident did not cause any disruption to its health services.
Among things, it recommended systemic logging and monitoring across Te Whatu Ora's data estate.
William McDermott briefed the 2022 HIMSS Cybersecurity Forum in Boston on new threats, cleared up some misconceptions about incident response and walked through what happens when healthcare organizations reach out for help.
"The adversary has to beat all of us to beat one of us," said Greg Garcia of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.
At the 2022 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum in Boston, keynote speaker Anita Allen described the delicate and complex balance between the imperative of data sharing and the need to protect privacy.
Between now and December 21, stakeholders are encouraged to offer their responses to help with benchmarking, assessing critical needs, tracking progress, educating federal policymakers and more.
The Indiana provider says pixels used to collect information about website users may have transferred certain types of patient information since 2017.
Heavily strained hospitals have become an easy target for cybercriminals.