Hospitals’ disaster plans aren’t adequate prep for ransomware attacks, experts say

Hospitals have been hit by massive ransomware attacks in recent years, curtailing access to patient data systems and forcing staff onto so-called “downtime procedures.”

But many hospitals haven’t adequately planned for system downtime, using incident response plans created for other disasters that don’t capture the scope of ransomware, experts say.

Ransomware encrypts a victim’s computer files and only releases them in exchange for payment. At…