# Hospital Ransomware

DevFeed: [Hospital Ransomware](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hospital-ransomware-36827.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/hospital-ransomware/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-05-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [ransomware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ransomware.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Test automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/test-automation.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patches.md>), [ransomware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ransomware.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [test-automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/test-automation.md>), [timing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/timing.md>)

## AI overview

A commentary on hospital ransomware and patch timing argues that attack risk may overtake patch-related risk at around 10 days, while improved test automation and attack frameworks could shorten that interval. It also notes that organizations using older technology often lack the test automation needed for rapid smoke testing.

## Source excerpt

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