![]() As a result, a risk of losing and compromising sensitive patients’ data arose.Īs Benjamin Franklin put it, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. It suffered the WannaCry cyberhack that made hospitals unable to access their information systems. One of the victims was the UK National Health Service (NHS). The ransomware, which exploited MS Windows vulnerabilities, was not a specifically targeted malware, so it affected home users, small- and large-scale enterprises and public services throughout the world. ![]() On May 12, 2017, the WannaCry extortion attack wreaked mayhem at hundreds of thousands of computers in 150 countries. If you want to reveal network security weaknesses and protect your business from malware attacks, consider exploring our offer in vulnerability assessment services. Editor’s note: Dmitry has compiled a quick guide to securing your business from threats drawing on the example of WannaCry malware and listed the precaution measures we take at ScienceSoft to prevent similar attacks.
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