In January of 2018, Hancock Health in Greenfield, Ind., was hit with a cyber attack from a criminal syndicate in Eastern Europe. The ransomware had infected many, if not all its servers, according to an article on the HCPro website.
Hospital officials said the experience taught them a few lessons in cybersecurity:
• Remote desktop protocol ports need multi-factor authentication
• You’re more vulnerable than you think
• It takes humans to counter humans
• Don’t underestimate the criminals
A Hancock Health official says you can restore from a backup rather than pay the ransom, but the likelihood of being able to recover completely is questionable.
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