Ransomware Attack Raises Latest ‘Red Flag’ to Health Entities on Need to Prepare

Edward Zachariassaid the recent “WannaCry” cyberattack against hospitals and healthcare entities entered computer systems through email phishing. Such an attack “wasn’t unique,” Mr. Zacharias noted. “These types of attack are not going to stop, so patch management is critical for anybody, for any business,” and he urged “being able to take your systems down and go through the patching process in a short period of time.”