{"id":69385,"date":"2020-10-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/10\/30\/it-network-security-update\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T05:00:00","slug":"it-network-security-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/10\/30\/it-network-security-update\/","title":{"rendered":"IT network security update"},"content":{"rendered":"

This message was sent on Oct. 30 to all members of the UNMC\/Nebraska Medicine community.<\/i><\/p>\n

As we’ve shared previously, the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and HHS are reporting a potentially imminent and coordinated ransomware assault against U.S. health care organizations. Ransomware prevents or limits users from accessing mission critical data, such as patient records, and holds them for monetary ransoms. These attacks may occur in the coming days or weeks, though the threat from ransomware is ongoing. The attackers are expected to use phishing emails as their primary means of delivering the ransomware. Below is how you can help diminish our risk. <\/p>\n

Be aware of suspicious e-mails<\/b>
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Email is the most common way attackers gain access to their target — especially emails that: <\/p>\n