When it comes to cybersecurity in the transportation industry, there’s much more than privacy and financial information at stake: the health and safety of passengers and operators as well as the vehicles, their surroundings, and any goods being transported are in physical danger when bad actors can access navigation and control systems.
There are four layers of tranportation cybersecurity risk. The same fundamentals apply to today’s automobiles and electric vehicles, but with key differences in both the data infrastructure and the implications of those threats.
In our previous blog, we outlined how and why healthcare systems have become especially vulnerable to cyberattacks during the coronavirus outbreak. Increased demand for telehealth has created more opportunities for bad actors to access sensitive information, corrupt data, and lock out legitimate users using ransomware, bots, data breaches, and phishing. Ultimately, the race to update old systems has resulted in faster and safer care for patients while putting those very systems and their personal information at risk. And cybercriminals are taking advantage.
The coronavirus pandemic created a huge need for healthcare providers to make more services virtually accessible to patients. This shift has put a strain on already taxed financial resources and staff workloads, especially when it comes to computer security.