Publication:
Assured Intelligence
post date:
November 27, 2024
This Assured article dissects the UnitedHealth ransomware attack, presenting it not as an inevitable breach but as a largely preventable failure of basic cyber hygiene and risk planning. The piece emphasises how attackers exploited known vulnerabilities and weak security controls to gain access and disrupt operations.
Benn Morris, CEO of 3B Data Security, points out that this incident should serve as a wake-up call: too many breaches succeed not because of sophistication, but because fundamental defences weren’t in place or properly configured. He highlights the importance of rigorous patching, identity protection, threat monitoring and proactive risk management - controls that dramatically reduce the likelihood of a successful ransomware attack.Read more about Benn Morris’s perspective in the full article.
