AplusWebMaster
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FYI…
- http://preview.tinyurl.com/2kr9pk
2008-02-28 (SecurityProNews.com) - "…One commenter on a Network World report summed it up well, saying he didn't want his hospital to be the TJX of healthcare. TJX, parent of retailer TJ Maxx, suffered an epic, long-running security breach that exposed millions of personal details to thieves. Medical records include all the personal information a criminal could want: birth dates, Social Security numbers, addresses and phone numbers, etc. Though the doctor who made the comment saw compromised machines serving as spam relays or porn hosts as a current problem, criminals fully understand juicier prizes exist. Security vendor SecureWorks* said attacks against healthcare organizations grew to an average of 20,630 per healthcare client per day in the last half of 2007 thru January 2008. PCs remain a top target, according to SecureWorks. A criminal who compromises -one- may be able to tap databases full of patient information, leading to identity theft and fraud…"
* http://www.secureworks.com/research/threat…althcareattacks
- http://preview.tinyurl.com/2kr9pk
2008-02-28 (SecurityProNews.com) - "…One commenter on a Network World report summed it up well, saying he didn't want his hospital to be the TJX of healthcare. TJX, parent of retailer TJ Maxx, suffered an epic, long-running security breach that exposed millions of personal details to thieves. Medical records include all the personal information a criminal could want: birth dates, Social Security numbers, addresses and phone numbers, etc. Though the doctor who made the comment saw compromised machines serving as spam relays or porn hosts as a current problem, criminals fully understand juicier prizes exist. Security vendor SecureWorks* said attacks against healthcare organizations grew to an average of 20,630 per healthcare client per day in the last half of 2007 thru January 2008. PCs remain a top target, according to SecureWorks. A criminal who compromises -one- may be able to tap databases full of patient information, leading to identity theft and fraud…"
* http://www.secureworks.com/research/threat…althcareattacks