So you've been hit with a ransomware attack. What now?

With criminals taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, security experts show how health systems can respond to a cyber crisis at the same time.

The COVID-19 crisis has represented an enormous opportunity for cybercriminals. 

Rapid IT deployments, newly launched telehealth programs, sophisticated and fear-based phishing techniques, untested platforms and employees shifting to a work-from-home model have combined to make healthcare systems especially juicy targets for bad actors.

Most recently, Universal Health Services, a Pennsylvania-based system operating about 400 facilities, was hit with a massive cyberattack. The security incident, which NBC news referred to as "potentially [the] largest in U.S. history," has led to a multi-day offline IT network across UHS facilities throughout the country.

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