Securing Healthcare: Safeguarding Patient Care and Privacy Through Agile Cyber Strategies

With a wealth of sensitive patient data and aging complex technology ecosystems, healthcare organizations are a gold mine for cyber attackers. Healthcare breaches are consistently more expensive than breaches in any other industry, costing on average $9.8 million per incident in 2024 — $3.7 million more than the next most costly industry. Ransomware attacks, in particular, have surged worldwide in recent years, and healthcare is no exception, as many provider organizations are willing to pay ransoms to resume operations and minimize disruptions to patient care. In the United States, ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector rose 128 percent in 2023. While breaches in any organization can have severe effects and steep costs, attacks on healthcare organizations can have fatal consequences — disrupting preventative care at best and delaying life-saving interventions at worst. Understanding these growing threats, the unique security pain points across the industry, and how to implement effective cybersecurity strategies is critical for navigating this moment.

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