COVID-19 is not only a threat to many people during a pandemic. The health industry, such as hospitals, is in fact also an easy target for ransomware from hackers.
As revealed by the official website of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), cyber attacks such as ransomware mostly target the health sector such as hospitals and several other health institutions. The report, which was also released with the FBI and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) study, also revealed that in total there was a 123 percent increase in ransomware from 2020. This means that ransomware is still a major threat.
What Is Ransomware?
Ransomware is a cyber attack that infiltrates a computer or server device. This attack can encrypt data. As a result, users will not be able to access the data. To gain access again, they must pay a ransom and if they are lucky, hackers will break the encryption.
Why Are Hospitals Targeted by Ransomware?
According to information cited by Wired, the trend of ransomware targeting hospitals has been around since 2017. This is because hospitals have very large databases of patient medical records and various other important assets.
The danger is, if hospitals are targeted by ransomware victims, access to their medical record data will be constrained. They will not be able to find information related to the patient’s medical record and several other important details, such as drug lists and medical history. Not to mention, the bad actor behind the ransomware would not only demand ransom, but could also threaten to take the patient’s life.
Not only that, the knowledge of the workforce in hospitals related to cybersecurity is also the reason why hospitals are targeted by ransomware. Instead, they focus more on rules related to patient privacy.
How to Prevent Ransomware?
The way to prevent ransomware is to utilize ransomware solutions that can protect business systems and data. Therefore, a comprehensive and adaptive digital security solution is needed, through the Sangfor NGAF (Next Generation Application Firewall) solution.
With Sangfor NGAF, you will have security that can proactively protect your internal business network. This solution is also updated regularly to keep your network safe from emerging cyberthreats.
Sangfor NGAF features
NGFW and NGWAF
Sangfor NGAF is the first device in the world to combine Next Gen Firewall (NGFW) and Next Gen Web Application Firewall (NGFAW) solutions in one box, which can prevent bottlenecks and simplify networks.
Security Visibility
Sangfor has high visibility into network assets to review users and is able to map vulnerabilities on devices through reporting tools and health checks, so that they can protect the network as a whole and ensure that there are no vulnerabilities in the network.
Real-Time Detection
Sangfor NGAF is able to detect many types of attacks in real-time using AI malware detection and anti-ransomware. The various other feature supports enable fast response and mitigation of risks from the same source.
Simplification of Maintenance
Sangfor uses an intuitive approach to the configuration process to make it easier for you to perform network maintenance and security operations.
Get Sangfor NGAF from Helios
Immediately protect your company’s important data from cyberthreats such as ransomware which is increasingly mushrooming with Sangfor NGAF. Get this solution from Helios, as Sangfor’s IT Value Added Distributor in Indonesia.
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