Protecting Health IT infrastructure from DDoS Attacks.

DDoS attacks threaten healthcare organizations as the number of IoT devices grows, making unsecured mobile devices a threaten network security. The adoption connected medical devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) by healthcare organizations increases the responsibility for protecting health IT infrastructures against distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks becomes. For connected medical and IoT devices constantly exchanging data via a network connection, a DDoS attack will completely derail their operation. Cloud-based EHR and email systems are also rendered unusable, preventing clinicians from accessing with critical patient information and putting patients and their protected health information (PHI) at risk.