Analysis of SingHealth Attack Offers Recommendations That Could Be Applied Worldwide- A variety of security weaknesses – ranging from misconfigurations to coding vulnerabilities, untrained staff and flawed incident response – contributed to a 2017 cyberattack impacting about 1.5 million patients of SingHealth, Singapore’s largest healthcare group. That’s the conclusion of a new report issued by a committee designated to examine the breach.
David Bailey, vice president of consulting services at Clearwater, a firm focused on cybersecurity in healthcare, told Fierce in an interview that the incident highlighted challenges in healthcare beyond fending off digital threats, as organizations grappled with a key service taken offline.
