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Report: Attacks 'Cascade' From IT, OT to Patient Care

Summary

• Email phishing and identity failures are among the top vectors for non-clinical IT compromises in healthcare environments. • These attacks often 'cascade' and disrupt patient care.

Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions

Relevant to Texas CUs as they operate within the healthcare sector and need to ensure robust cybersecurity measures are in place.

Original Source Material

Trellix Says Email, Identify Failures Are Among Top Vectors in Health Compromises Of the millions of threats detected in healthcare IT environments last year, email phishing, identity failures and device vulnerabilities were among the top vectors for non-clinical IT compromises - often "cascading" and disrupting patient care, said a new report from security firm Trellix.