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Behind the sharp rise in health care cybercrime
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Hackers are increasingly targeting health care, paralyzing hospitals by holding medical information hostage and putting lives at risk.
Guests
Andy Greenberg, senior writer for WIRED, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity and surveillance. His latest book is Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency.
Dr. Jeffrey Tully, co-director of the Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity at the University of California- San Diego. Anesthesiologist and pediatrician.
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Lisa Watson, nurse at Via Christi Ascension St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas.
Dr. Saira Ghafur, lead for Digital Health at the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London.