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CS Identity, a data breach remediation company, compiled a list of the five industries that cybercriminals targeted most often, and health care tops the list:
The cost of breaches is substantial. A study conducted by IBM and the Ponemon Institute found the average cost per record breached is roughly US$158 ($AUD238) — but in the health care sector, this can run up to as high as $355 ($AUD519) per record.
In February, The Age revealed that a cybercrime syndicate hacked and scrambled the medical files of about 15,000 patients of a specialist cardiology unit at Cabrini Hospital and demanded a ransom to unscramble the files.
A subsequent Victorian Auditor-General report warned there were serious weaknesses in the cybersecurity of some of Victoria's health databases.
Yet six months later, computer networks in seven Victorian regional hospitals suffered a widespread ransomware attack that shut booking systems, delayed surgeries and sparked fears over patient information security.
Staff were forced to revert to manual bookings and records.
Transitioning to digital
Low awareness of data security
Data breaches are not always intentional. In fact, human error is the most common problem for health care organisations:
Cyber-attacks
Employee data theft or data leak
Health care organisations must take a proactive approach to data security.
Don’t try to go it alone. Seek solutions that can help automate as many tasks as possible so you and your team can focus on your patients.
A good starting point is to consult the ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model, which outlines fundamental security practices such as regular patching to minimise cyber risk.
In the document management and printing space, Canon has partnered with McAfee to boost data security. We now bundle McAfee Embedded Control with the entire family of imageRUNNER ADVANCE Gen III Series III multifunction devices. This secure solution provides signatureless protection against zero-day and advanced persistent threat attacks. It uses intelligent whitelisting to block execution of unauthorised applications.
Contact Canon to find out how we can help secure your information.
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