Forrester Research suggests that Ransomware will hit medical devices as early as 2017. Motherboard reported in November that the technology commonly deployed to hold your data ransom, usually payable in Bitcoin, will soon make its way into your pacemaker, drug pump, or any device that uses IoT to enhance the healthcare experience. Ransomware is effective largely because it demands a payment that is proximate to what its victims might have to pay to resolve the issue otherwise, making it cost effective to simply pay the ransom to release your data. That scenario is changed dramatically when the ransom note is received as the heart monitor weakens overhead and nears flatline.

High Tech Blazing Saddles

You are an IT professional, and data is your organization’s lifeblood. Sure, you wear a pocket protector instead of a stethoscope, and that little magnetic screwdriver you picked up at the trade show in Vegas is a powerful weapon, but you need an extra set of eyes on the work you do, an extra team of wagons to circle around your network. You need a Mongo to walk out of the saloon and knock out the threat. Wait, that was a horse. Nevermind.

The Sheriff is Near

ICS can be that extra set of eyes. Through a simple, effective strategy of audit and assessment, ICS can identify potential threats to your network and weaknesses in your security protocol, and all for a price so reasonable it will take your breath away. No, Galdarnit. I said a price so reasonable it will help you breath easier.