** Thanks for downloading this episode. If you'd like to stay in touch with our continuing story, Season 2 continues at This Medical Life, in which Dr Travis Brown continues his exploration of diseases and our approaches to treatment from history to the modern day. Have a look in your podcast app now for This Medical Life, and hit subscribe so you never miss an episode **

The implications for Healthcare to lose control or access to the IT systems is literally life threatening.

The first confirmed fatality occurred when a Ransomware attack unintentionally struck a German University Hospital in September 2020. There have been over 80 public cases of Ransomware attacks occurred in the US targeting Healthcare institutions in 2020. These are on the rise as Healthcare provides an attractive target with dated IT software, time critical data, and private patient information that can be used and leveraged, even if the target reverts to back-ups.

With hospitals left in a no-win situation, they will often pay the ransom to (hopefully) restore access to their systems/data but also increases the likelihood of future attacks.

Our special guests:

Dr Nick Tellis
MBBS, FRACGP
GP and Owner PartridgeGP
Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health
https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisLinkedIn

John Stronner
Chief Executive Officer | Loftus Technology Group
Certified Data Protection Officer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnstronnar/



Dr Nick tellis Bio:

Dr Nick Tellis is a specialist GP who has been working in General Practice since 2002 and has owned general practices since 2007. 

Every Australian should have their own GP and General Practice, and use them regularly and appropriately. If that is PartridgeGP and one of our helping GPs that's even better. We can help!

Here to Help - 3 ways!
1. You’re a patient wanting a Great GP! Book one of the caring PartridgeGPs online: http://partridgegp.me/makeanappointment
You’re a great GP/Allied Health Professional wanting PartridgeGP to provide you awesome services, facilities, and team so you can serve patients to the best of your ability:

www.partridgegp.com.au
https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisFB
call Mrs Hayley Roberts 08 8295 3200
You’re a small business owner looking to network and grow your amazing business! Coffee and chat with Dr Nick Tellis:

https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisLinkedIn
http://partridgegp.me/networkwithdrnick

** Thanks for downloading this episode. If you'd like to stay in touch with our continuing story, Season 2 continues at <a href="https://thismedicallife.com.au/">This Medical Life</a>, in which Dr Travis Brown continues his exploration of diseases and our approaches to treatment from history to the modern day. Have a look in your podcast app now for This Medical Life, and hit subscribe so you never miss an episode **
The implications for Healthcare to lose control or access to the IT systems is literally life threatening.
The first confirmed fatality occurred when a Ransomware attack unintentionally struck a German University Hospital in September 2020. There have been over 80 public cases of Ransomware attacks occurred in the US targeting Healthcare institutions in 2020. These are on the rise as Healthcare provides an attractive target with dated IT software, time critical data, and private patient information that can be used and leveraged, even if the target reverts to back-ups.
With hospitals left in a no-win situation, they will often pay the ransom to (hopefully) restore access to their systems/data but also increases the likelihood of future attacks.
Our special guests:
Dr Nick Tellis MBBS, FRACGP GP and Owner PartridgeGP Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health <a href="https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisLinkedIn">https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisLinkedIn</a> 
John Stronner Chief Executive Officer | Loftus Technology Group Certified Data Protection Officer <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnstronnar/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnstronnar/</a>
 
Dr Nick tellis Bio:
Dr Nick Tellis is a specialist GP who has been working in General Practice since 2002 and has owned general practices since 2007. 
Every Australian should have their own GP and General Practice, and use them regularly and appropriately. If that is PartridgeGP and one of our helping GPs that's even better. We can help!
Here to Help - 3 ways! 1. You’re a patient wanting a Great GP! Book one of the caring PartridgeGPs online: <a href="http://partridgegp.me/makeanappointment">http://partridgegp.me/makeanappointment</a> 
<ol>
<li>You’re a great GP/Allied Health Professional wanting PartridgeGP to provide you awesome services, facilities, and team so you can serve patients to the best of your ability:</li>
</ol>
www.partridgegp.com.au <a href="https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisFB">https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisFB</a>  call Mrs Hayley Roberts 08 8295 3200
<ol>
<li>You’re a small business owner looking to network and grow your amazing business! Coffee and chat with Dr Nick Tellis:</li>
</ol>
<a href="https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisLinkedIn">https://partridgegp.me/DrNickTellisLinkedIn</a>  <a href="http://partridgegp.me/networkwithdrnick">http://partridgegp.me/networkwithdrnick</a>

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