Tom Andre, Vice President of Information Services at the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) sat down with Healthcare Matters to discuss the recent ransomware attack at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, California and its implications for hospitals and the healthcare sector. During our discussion, Mr. Andre explained what a ransomware attack is, […]

In any cyber-attack, patient data may be at risk. In the final part of our series, What You Need to Know: Hospital Ransomware Attacks, we ask Tom Andre, VP of Information Services at CAP, Inc., about what hospitals should do to ensure that patient data and medical records are kept safe in the event of […]

In Part VI of our series, What You Need to Know: Hospital Ransomware Attacks, we ask guest Tom Andre, VP of Information Services at CAP, Inc., about the implications of negotiating with ransomware attackers. We also discuss whether hospitals and the healthcare system can expect to be targeted more frequently, in the light of the […]

In Part V of our interview series, What You Need to Know: Hospital Ransomware Attacks, Healthcare Matters asks Tom Andre, VP of Information Services at CAP, Inc., about what hospitals can do to protect themselves from ransomware and other types of cyber-attacks. Mr. Andre describes the idea of a ‘layered defense,’ which includes things like […]

In Part IV of our interview series, What You Need to Know: Hospital Ransomware Attacks, we ask Tom Andre, VP of Information Systems at CAP, Inc. about the various ways that ransomware and other malware gets into a computer system in the first place. These include phishing attacks, in which an email is sent with […]

In Part III of our Healthcare Matters interview series, What You Need to Know: Hospital Ransomware Attacks, we ask Tom Andre, VP of Information Services at CAP, Inc., how common a problem ransomware attacks are for hospitals. Though it is difficult to determine exact numbers, as many hospitals and other organizations will not disclose when […]

In Part II of our Healthcare Matters series, What You Need to Know: Hospital Ransomware Attacks, we continue our conversation with Tom Andre, VP of Information Services at CAP, Inc., with a discussion of the risks and harms associated with a hospital being unable to access its computer system. Mr. Andre identifies two main risks: […]

Cyber-security is of increasing concern to all types of businesses, and healthcare providers are no exception. Following recent ransomware attacks on Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center and other hospitals around the country, Healthcare Matters sat down with Tom Andre, Vice President for Information Services at the Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP) to discuss what happened and […]

A recent attack on the video-messaging service Snapchat brings to light a new danger that healthcare providers should be aware of. Snapchat, which now boasts 8 billion video views each day, was the victim of a phishing attack called the CEO Fraud. In a CEO Fraud attack, hackers impersonate a company’s CEO in an email […]