Health Services Executive (HSE) Security Incident

https://tinyurl.com/y8t6t2fd Information This article was written on 21 Dec 2021, and is filled under Volume 16 2021 , Volume 16 No 3-4 . Current post is tagged Conti Ransomware , Conti Ransomware Attack , cybersecurity , Frank Houghton , Health Services Executive (HSE) , Ireland , Margaret Moran Stritch , Michael Winterburn The Conti Ransomware Attack on Healthcare in Ireland: Exploring the impacts of a Cybersecurity Breach from a Nursing Perspective by Margaret Moran Stritch RGN, BSN Michael Winterburn MSc, BSc, NCFM & Frank Houghton PhD, MPHe, MA, MSc, MA, BA(Hons) Corresponding author: Frank.Houghton@LIT.ie Citation: Moran Stritch, M., Winterburn, M., & Houghton, F. (2021). The Conti Ransomware Attack on Healthcare in Ireland: Exploring the impacts of a Cybersecurity Breach from a Nursing Perspective. Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics, 16 (3-4). https://cjni.net/journal/?p=9383 Abstract Irelands state health service, the HSE, was recently the subject of an aggressive ransomware cyber attack which paralysed almost the entire state healthcare sector. This article explores the probable Playbook of the attack and examines the practical impact of the attack on patient safety and nursing roles and procedures. The Conti Ransomware Attack, as it is known, is just one of the latest in an increasing number of attacks on health systems globally. The wider implications of this attack are briefly discussed, as well as actions to prevent and respond to such attacks in the future. Introduction On the 14 th of May 2021 the state healthcare service in Ireland, the Health Services Executive (HSE), was crippled by the Conti ransomware attack. Unlike the recent Continental Pipeline ransomware attack (Shear et al., 2021), Ireland refused to pay the US$20 million ransom and a month later many of its systems are still not operational. The CEO of the HSE has discussed the catastrophic impact of the attack in media, and it is estimated that repairing and upgrading the Irish...

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