As if the war against Covid-19 was not enough, the French healthcare system must also fight against another type of virus. For several weeks, cyberattacks have been exploding on the internet, some of which target overloaded hospital IT systems. On March 22, 2020, part of the AP-HP servers were blocked following a denial of service (DDos) attack. Drenched in unnecessary requests, they were inaccessible for hours. “ These are secondary computer networks that have been attacked. The servers that store patient data and connected medical devices have not been hit, ”said an expert.
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Nevertheless, the risk is major. This is why the Thales defense group offers to help caregivers protect themselves. "We propose to share our flow of information on the cyber threat, " summarizes a spokesperson for the group. The intelligence service of Thales, a kind of CIA of the cyber threat, will gracefully put
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