HIMSS TV Podcast: What’s next in 2022 for cybersecurity?
Feb 3, 2022 | In The News
Ransomware, spear phishing and third-party breaches are just some of the threats to the healthcare industry in the year ahead, according to Errol Weiss, chief security officer at Health-ISAC.
Top 5 Threats for 2021 and 2022:
- Ransomware Deployment
- Phishing/Spear-Phishing Attacks
- Third-Party/Partner Breach
- Data Breach
- Insider Threat
More to Threats to Watch
- – Nation State Geopolitical Strategies – Tensions between Russia and Ukraine, as well as Chinese activity regarding Taiwan, are examples of nation-states returning to standard geopolitical strategies, which will reflect in cyberspace.
- – CyberCrime – There is a treasure trove of sensitive personal info that bad actors will monetize in one of many ways.
- – Ransomware as a service
- – Investment unicorns – Sophisticated and organized criminal groups will be able to pour billions (yes, with a b) into R&D, investing in new ways to conduct automated and effective scams. The criminals will leverage machine learning, artificial intelligence and deep fakes to perpetrate efficient and effective criminal campaigns.
- – MSPs and enterprise scale management systems (like SolarWinds)
- – Ongoing Log4j third-party patching continuing to challenge network defenders. In the US, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning that they will take legal action against companies and vendors that fail to protect consumer data from the risks of the Log4j vulnerabilities.
