Blogs By Stephanie van Wissen

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations can put patients’ lives and entire organizations at risk. There are numerous reasons why cyber attackers seem to favour healthcare facilities as a target: private patient information is worth a lot of money, medical devices are easy entry points, and there’s a lot of outdated technology.

In this ‘Suppy chain – Business as usual?’ episode of Threat Talks, Lieuwe Jan Koning and Luca Cipriano dive into the escalating risk of supply chain attacks amid growing reliance on third-party and open-source software. Featuring insights from Matthijs Zwart, CIO and CISO of Vitens, the discussion explores the implications of these threats in critical sectors like water supply.

DDoS attacks are orchestrated efforts where malicious actors aim to disrupt the normal flow of traffic to a specific server, service, or entire network. They flood the target with a torrent of internet traffic—much like those empty boxes in our scenario—making it impossible for legitimate traffic to get through. These attacks can cripple websites, slow down services, or even bring them to a complete halt, affecting businesses and users alike.

With cybersecurity still a hot topic, news alerts about the latest data breach or security incident are hard to miss. Yet, even whilst being bombarded with these types of news items, many companies still think that they’re somehow immune to such threats.
This optimism bias tends to come in three different flavors.