Digital Health Talk #19: Worst case: hacker attack in the healthcare sector

In the worst-case scenario, hacker attacks in the healthcare sector can be a matter of life or death. But how can those responsible protect themselves from the increasing threat? What does optimal vulnerability management look like?

In this 30-minute live talk, MelissaJung, Project Manager Digital Economy at hannoverimpuls, will introduce you to players from the Hannover Region who deal with precisely these questions and more on a daily basis.

How can we increasingly digitize on the one hand - and at the same time protect patient safety on the other? Kevin Schomburg worksin the economic protection department of the Lower Saxony Office for the Protection of the Constitution. He is certain that the perpetrators are global professionals who specialize in human and technical attack vectors. Our negligence is their most common gateway. ForMarkusDietz, Head of Business Development & Sales at Grass-Merkur GmbH & Co. KG, everything revolves around the security and operation of his customers' IT systems. He knows the fatal consequences of ransomware - programs that are secretly installed in company networks to encrypt data and only release it again through blackmail - for companies and their IT systems.

Together with the professionals, Melissa Jung delves deep into the topic of data security and clarifies the importance of IT contingency plans and data backups.