Cyberattacks

Hackers accessed the data of approximately 700 people that the Temple Terrace Fire Department treated or transported

It issues at Manchester and Rockville hospitals caused stroke patient diversions and impacted urgent care

Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas said the city's recovery is ongoing

Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper

The Idaho Falls Community Hospital and the Mountain View Hospital were able to quickly limit the impact of the attack

Due to the attack, Dallas-Fire Rescue had to resort to a rudimentary method of manual dispatching that relies on radio communication

MedStar increased staffing and "dispatchers used ... pen and paper to keep track of where paramedics and ambulances were"

As ransomware and other attacks continue to threaten public safety organizations, here’s how to guard against these events

The attack may include Rockland, Maine, patient data such as names, birth dates, assessments, medications, insurance information and social security numbers

“It’s shocking that the department doesn’t already have such a plan,” said Oren Barzilay, president of Local 2507, which represents EMTs, medics and inspectors

Cyber security strategists join the podcast to discuss the implications of a cyberattack on EMS infrastructure

A FirstWatch alert warns of attacks on communications and public-safety critical infrastructures in the next week to 10 days

FirstWatch's Mike Taigman and Bill Ott discuss the cyberattack warning and lessons learned from a N.C. ransomware attack

Taigman calls on departments to immediately alert IT staff to check the integrity of their data, software and networks

Focus your cybersecurity investment on initiatives that create more effort for the attacker