PCA/PRA in medical-social establishments: turning a crisis into a controlled incident
Cyberattacks, major IT failures, fires, floods, staff shortages…In a hospital or healthcare organization, any interruption in operations has a direct impact on the safety of patients and users. This is precisely what the BCP (Business Continuity Plan) and the DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan) are for: to enable the organization to continue to provide care and […]
CaRE Program – Area 2: Funding for your medical-social institution
Hospitals and healthcare facilities have become prime targets for cyberattacks: ransomware, data theft, blocking of critical services, etc. To respond to this threat, the French government has launched the CaRE – Cybersecurity, Acceleration, and Resilience of Institutions program, a multi-year national plan dedicated to the healthcare and medico-social sector. Today, the funding application phase is […]
Organize a cyber crisis management exercise for the hospital
Operating rooms paralyzed, HIS unavailable, emergency rooms overwhelmed, calls from the media and the ARS coming in one after another…This is what more and more university hospitals, hospitals, and regional hospital groups are experiencing during major cyberattacks. Plans, procedures, and business continuity/disaster recovery plans are essential, but when a crisis strikes, one question looms large: […]
Protecting workstations and infrastructure: a vital issue for hospitals and healthcare organizations
In a hospital or healthcare organization, everything now depends on the information system: patient records, admissions, pharmacy, imaging, payroll, team coordination, etc. When ransomware encrypts servers or a single workstation serves as a gateway for an attacker, the continuity of care is at stake. That’s why protecting workstations (PCs, clinical workstations, laptops) and the “machines” […]