COVID-19 Prevention as IT Security Strategy

Applied to IT, health measures have potential benefits

By By Dan Hounsell


By now, healthcare facilities managers and their teams are well-versed in the key components required to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Applied in a different context, however, these measures have potential benefits for — wait for it — information technology challenges. Consider social distancing.

Ransomware can find its way into the most protected environments, so a defensive strategy is all about preventing the spread, according to Forbes. Just as social distancing is a strategy to prevent the spread of Covid-19, managers need social distancing on their networks.

If a single department of an organization gets infected, it is imperative to stop the spread from impacting the entire organization. Network segmentation divides a computer network into smaller parts, which can limit the harm caused by ransomware and systems restored in record time. If a network isn’t segmented, an entire organization can be locked up due to the spread of ransomware with no real avenue for recovery, potentially resulting in massive payments to attackers to restore operational access. In a digital world, this strategy allows back-end systems to distance as a means to prevent more damage from being done.

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February 24, 2021


Topic Area: Information Technology


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