HealthsystemCIO.com August 29, 2022
To say that cybersecurity attacks put patients at risk is no exaggeration. A new report from Cynerio and the Ponemon Institute states that 56 percent of healthcare organizations have experienced one or more cyberattacks in the past 2 years that involved either Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) or Internet of Things (IoT) devices. More than half of the survey respondents say these cyberattacks increased mortality rates. These devices can include infusion pumps, glucose meters, pacemakers and a long list of other vulnerable items that may be connected to a hospital’s network.
In addition to posing a threat to people’s lives, these breaches come with a heavy financial toll. Forty seven percent of the organizations experiencing an attack were forced to...
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