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Urgent Cyber Warning For Hospitals Over Threat Of ‘WannaCry Repeat’: Report

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Dissent

Zak Doffman reports:

In the two years since the devastating WannaCry cyberattack hit worldwide, institutions have not done enough to protect themselves against a repeat. And that’s especially true in the healthcare sector.

A report this week by Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) warns that hospitals “remain vulnerable to cyber attack, and must take urgent steps to defend against threats which could risk the safety of patients.”

Read more on Forbes.

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