Healthcare Cybersecurity: Taking a Proactive Route

Cyberattacks in healthcare are growing more common and can disrupt an organization’s operations. Healthcare organisations handle a lot of sensitive data, including financial information, patient health records, and identifying data, making them prime targets for cybercriminals.

This vulnerability is exacerbated by the sector’s sophisticated systems and the widespread dissemination of electronic health records across networks. Healthcare’s economic model, with large volumes and poor margins, makes it particularly susceptible to attacks.

Furthermore, the stakes are especially high in healthcare, where a breach or hack can have serious ramifications ranging from compromising patient privacy to life-threatening disruptions in medical services. Cybercriminals can shut down a whole healthcare system for weeks or even months, delaying critical patient treatment. They’re also employing new tools like generative AI to develop sophisticated and difficult-to-detect cyberattacks.

In 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received a record 725 reports of large healthcare security breaches. Healthcare

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