South Africa’s rollout of a National Health Insurance (NHI) programme could attract cyber criminals due to the value of the patient data it will store, warns Calin Cloete, Enterprise Security Solutions Lead at ESET Southern Africa. He recommends a zero-trust approach to security, with full authentication required for all devices and users, regardless of their network position. Cloete also advised continuous cybersecurity training for all staff, due to the risks of human error.
News – Cyber attack on collection agency compromised Vitruvian Health’s patient data – teiss
A cyber attack on a collection agency has jeopardized Vitruvian Health’s patient data.
