In the past decade, cybercriminals have been targeting healthcare information. Some examples include the UCLA Health Data Breach in 2015 or the Broward Health Data Breach in 2022. This is an ongoing issue since medical organizations are susceptible to data theft, data breaches, and ransomware. This article discusses different cybercrimes that are impacting the medical field, along with ways to lower the risk of an attack. Data encryption policies, physical security control, as well as multi-factor authentication are a few ways to help health departments, diagnostic services, care providers, etc, to keep their medical equipment and applications safe and secure.
