AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Raytheon|Websense, a global leader in protecting
organizations from the latest cyber-attacks and data theft, today
announced the findings of the Websense Security Labs™ 2015
Healthcare Drill-Down Report, examining the current state of cyber
threats and data-stealing attacks against an increasingly digital
healthcare industry. The report reveals that healthcare is
highly-targeted and increasingly vulnerable as the next wave of
connected devices hits an already complex technology
environment.
"The rapid digitization of the healthcare industry, when
combined with the value of the data at hand, has lead to a massive
increase in the number of targeted attacks against the sector,"
said Carl Leonard, Raytheon|Websense
principal security analyst. "While the finance and retail sectors
have long honed their cyber defenses, our research illustrates that
healthcare organizations must quickly advance their security
posture to meet the challenges inherent in the digital economy –
before it becomes the primary source of stolen personal
information."
In 2014, Websense identified a 600 percent increase in
cyber-attacks against hospitals within a 10-month period. As a
follow up to this discovery, Raytheon|Websense Security Labs
recently examined the real-world attack telemetry against
healthcare, uncovering new intelligence about the most prolific and
effective cyber-attack tools, techniques and security trends
impacting the industry.
Top findings from the Raytheon|Websense Security Labs 2015
Healthcare Drill-Down include:
- The healthcare industry sees 340 percent more security
incidents and attacks than the average industry and, as a result,
is more likely to be impacted by data theft: Medical
information is 10 times more valuable on the black market making
healthcare a major target for cybercriminals. The proliferation of
electronic health records creates a data-heavy environment, while
networks comprising thousands of providers present an enormous
attack surface.
- One in every 600 attacks in the healthcare sector involve
advanced malware. In fact, the healthcare sector is four times more
likely to be impacted by advanced malware than any other
industry: With many organizations lacking budget and the
administrative, technical or organizational skills necessary to
detect, mitigate and prevent cyber-attacks, advanced malware
presents a significant threat to healthcare infrastructure.
- The healthcare sector is 74 percent more likely to be
impacted by phishing schemes: A lack of effective
security awareness training and employee security awareness
programs often compounds the danger of increased phishing attempts,
resulting in more security incidents.
- Healthcare is 4.5 times more likely to be impacted by
Cryptowall and three times more likely to be impacted by
Dyre: First used to target the financial sector
successfully stealing hundreds of millions of dollars, new exploit
capabilities make Dyre malware a significant data loss threat for
healthcare organizations worldwide, while Cryptowall encrypts and
holds hostage critical healthcare data for ransom.
The report also examines the challenges involved in creating a
comprehensive healthcare IT strategy, regional considerations, and
the projected impact of connected medical devices to patient
security.
To download Websense Security Labs 2015 Healthcare Drill-Down
Report please visit
http://www.websense.com/healthcare-drill-down
To access the latest Websense security insights and connect
through social media, please visit www.websense.com/smc. For
more information, visit
http://www.websense.com and www.websense.com/triton.
About Raytheon|Websense
On May 29, 2015, Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) and Vista Equity Partners completed a joint venture
transaction creating a new company that combines Websense, a Vista
Equity portfolio company, and Raytheon Cyber Products, a product
line of Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business.
The newly-formed commercial cybersecurity company will be known on
an interim basis as Raytheon|Websense. The company expects to
introduce a new brand identity upon completion of standard
organizational integration activity.
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