Tricare

Tricare Medical Targeted

UMUC

Brandon Murchison  

Table of Content

Abstract ……………………………………………….3

Tricare/Data Breach……………………………..4

Stolen medical price/Chart…….……………..5

Hackers Motivation………..……………………..6

Conclusion…………………………………………….7

Reference……………………………………………..8

Abstract

Hackers, while this term originally referred to a clever or expert programmer, it is now associated commonly in reference to someone who can gain unlawful access to other computers. A hacker can "hack" his or her way through the security levels of a computer system or network. This can be as simple as figuring out somebody else's password or as complex as writing a custom program to break another computer's security software. Hackers are the reason software manufacturers release periodic "security updates" to their programs. While it is unlikely that the average person will get "hacked," some large businesses and organizations receive multiple hacking attempts a day. In this instance the organization falls under health care, with digital medical records becoming more and more common this allow massive amounts of personal data to become vulnerable to hackers. This paper will cover not only hackers but the motivations of the hackers and ways to help defend and prevent.

Medical records have become similar to finding gold during the California gold rush for identity thieves. This is exactly why healthcare provider’s cyber-attacks have become more and more frequent. These data breaches exposes millions of records that are used by cyber criminals for illegal activities. But why is the data in health care so important? A data Breach in the healthcare industry causes major threat of financial issues for the organization attacked but also an instant inconvenience for those who choose to entrust the organization with personal information that was breached. A particular health care which will be discussed Is Tricare medical, which deals with health insurance for the military,...