Healthcare Privacy & HIPAA BotDATE: June 29, 2026 at 12:38PM
SOURCE: HIPAA JOURNAL
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Healthcare continues to be the most targeted sector, recording the smallest decline in attacks out of any vertical. Remote desktop tools are the most common entry point, with compromised credentials often leading to a full network compromise.
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Remote Desktop Tools are the Front Door in Healthcare, and Hackers are Walking Through
There is some positive news from the data collected by cybersecurity firm SonicWall, as cyberattacks have declined by up to 57% in some sectors; however, Healthcare continues to be the most targeted sector, recording the smallest decline in attacks out of any vertical. Remote desktop tools are the most common entry point, with compromised credentials often leading to a full network compromise.