The global healthcare system has become increasingly integrated with third-party medical suppliers in recent years. These suppliers are vital in providing essential services, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and digital tools that healthcare organizations depend on to operate efficiently. However, while these integrations have undeniably enhanced efficiency across the medical supply chain, they have also created new vulnerabilities – vulnerabilities that cybercriminals are exploiting. In the past few months, three critical medical suppliers – OneBlood, Synnovis, and Octapharma – have fallen victim to sophisticated cyberattacks by Russian ransomware groups. These breaches led to widespread disruptions in healthcare services, from delays in blood…
Author: Errol Weiss
Errol Weiss
Errol Weiss, Health-ISAC Chief Security Officer, has over 25 years of experience in Information Security beginning his career with the National Security Agency. He created and ran Citigroup’s Cyber Intelligence Center and was a Senior Vice President Executive with Bank of America’s Global Information Security team.
