Watch Cybereason's latest movie: How a curious doctor and a suspicious USB stick compromised hospital security

From the clinical information contained in electronic medical records to proprietary medical research being conducted in research labs, hospitals are awash in data that interests hackers. And, of course, there's life-saving medical equipment that, if hacked, could place patients in a life-threatening situation.

Hospitals undoubtedly have a multitude of security measures in place to prevent an attacker from infiltrating their network. However, as our latest movie shows, these defenses can be compromised with something as simple as a suspicious USB stick in the hands of a curious doctor. In a matter of seconds, attackers infiltrated the hospital's network and

 

Fred O'Connor
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Fred O'Connor

Fred is a Senior Content Writer at Cybereason who writes a variety of content including blogs, case studies, ebooks and white papers to help position Cybereason as the market leader in endpoint security products.