Re:Woman dies during a ransomware attack on a German hospital
by nomoreusernames on Friday September 18, 2020 @03:21PM
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while i wholeheartedly understand your point. i would ask you to keep in mind that not even nurses are paid what they should. IT is not getting any money before them. i dont know who does the IT stuff but ill give them the benefit of the doubt that they have their hands full? or am i naive?
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Re:Woman dies during a ransomware attack on a German hospital
by alextheparrot on Friday September 18, 2020 @03:30PM
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There’s a distinction between blaming the front-line staff and the management/hospital as an entity. The likely argument is that it is the management’s role to ensure the IT department is staffed appropriately.
Re:Woman dies during a ransomware attack on a German hospital
by Someone1234 on Friday September 18, 2020 @03:45PM
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That's why I never placed blame on IT. This is a management problem, not an IT problem, front line staff do as they've told.
It is management's responsibility to assess the risks and to decide where money should be spent (in this case on patient critical infrastructure).
To use another poster's example: It is like them failing to upkeep their sprinkler system and part of the hospital burning down.