Ransomware in Healthcare Facilities: A Harbinger of the Future?
Cybercriminals have begun to target the healthcare industry with ransomware, malware that encrypts an infected device and any attached devices or network drives. After encryption, cybercriminals demand a ransom before releasing the devices from encoding. Without adequate disaster recovery and backup...
| Publicado en: | Perspectives in Health Information Management pp. 1 - 23 |
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American Health Information Management Association
Summer2018
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