Australian hospitals could be forced to pay ransoms to criminals to keep patients safe as the cyber security threat escalates in the aftermath of “wake-up call” attacks.
The troubling warning is high on the list of predictions offered by cyber security experts heading into 2023 and in the wake of unprecedented hacks affecting millions of Medibank and Optus customers.
Global firm Palo Alto Networks suggests it’s time hospitals, government services and businesses start discussing whether they’d pay a ransom and how much they’d fork out.
“What are your crown jewels and if someone wants to get access to that, how much is it worth to you? says regional chief security officer Sean Duca….