October 15, 2019 News News

Global Wave Of Ransomware Attacks Hitting Canadian Health Care Facilities

by CBC News

When a Toronto dentist learned last week that his office’s computer network had been attacked with ransomware, it felt like a “violation.” “It was terrible,” he said. “My wife was even nervous about sleeping at home.” Staff were locked out of digital…

May 15, 2017 News Computer softwareDental OfficeNews

Recent Cyber Attacks Should Worry Dentists

by Bill Siwicki, Healthcare IT News

Ransomware attacks more than quadrupled in 2016, with nearly half happening in the healthcare sector, according to a recent report that looked at multiple industries and found hackers setting their sights on on the healthcare industry. The Beazley Breach Insights…