Kristin Masuch Photo: Universität Göttingen
Kristin Masuch Photo: Universität Göttingen Research team led by the University of Göttingen designs customized training courses Cyber-attacks to hospitals pose an increasing threat to data security and healthcare in German hospitals. Simple human error is often the way that hackers trick their way into the system. The project - KISK: Kompetenzorientierte und stellenspezifische IT-Sicherheit für MitarbeiterInnen in Krankenhäusern- (Competence-oriented and job-specific IT security for hospital staff) aims to achieve a more considered handling of technology in critical infrastructures. The University of Göttingen - together with the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), the University of Hohenheim and 13 German hospitals - is developing a staff-specific strategy for greater cyber security in German hospitals. The German Federal Ministry of Health has awarded the project €609,000 over three years. Cyberattacks such as "WannaCry" or "Emotet" have shown that hospitals have also now become the focus of cybercriminals. "This has devastating consequences," explains Kristin Masuch, KISK project manager and staff member at the University of Göttingen's research group for Information Security and Compliance.
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