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Hospitals hamstrung by ransomware are turning away patients

criticaltinker 2021-08-18 17:06:45 +0000 UTC [ - ]

The poor security posture of a hospital is clearly a negative externality that poses risks to public health - I don't see any other way to discourage these outcomes other than enforcing heavy fines, and criminal prosecution in the case of provable negligence.