Something to be aware of and perhaps take an audit of present security and available new software/hardware in the battle...BD
Foreign hackers, primarily from Russia and China, are increasingly seeking to steal Americans’ health care records, according to a Department of Homeland Security analyst.
Mark Walker, who works in DHS’ Critical Infrastructure Protection Division, told a workshop audience at the National Institute of Standards and Technology that the hackers’ primary motive seems to be espionage.
“They’ve been focused on the [Department of Defense] – the military – but now are spreading out into the health care private sector,” Walker said.
Early in 2007, a virus was placed on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, he said, and in April a Military Health System server holding Tricare records was hacked. He said poor security practices among those who use health information systems and disgruntled employees are as much of a threat as cyber intruders.
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