This episode includes insights from Dan L. Dodson, CEO of Fortified Health Security, which conducts an annual review of healthcare-specific cyber attacks and vulnerabilities to publish an annual Fortified Horizon Report.
Vulnerability verified: New attacks on health IT demand LTC reinforcements
Phishing, ransom, the dark web. You’ve heard these terms for years, but with every passing day, the threats to long-term care providers become more real.
With spending being devoted to COVID resources and staffing needs, providers may be tempted to put technology upgrades and cybersecurity on the back burner. But that kind of thinking is likely to leave unguarded providers burned, says Dan L. Dodson, CEO of Fortified Health Security.
In this podcast, he lays out the evolving risks and why skilled nursing facilities may be an easy and tempting target for hackers.
“They want to get into your healthcare organization so they can extract medical records and data so that they can exploit that data in multiple ways,” says Dodson, who also shares insights from his firm’s 2023 Fortified Horizon Report. “Healthcare data is extremely valuable because you can monetize it in so many ways.”
Join host Kimberly Marselas, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News senior editor, to learn more about common entry points for cyber attackers and real, low-cost interventions skilled nursing providers can use to identify and address weaknesses starting today.
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