Health IT Security December 6, 2018
Jessica Davis

Email was arguably the biggest cybersecurity challenge in healthcare this year, but hackers are increasing in sophistication, while the sector struggles to keep up.

The cybersecurity issues faced by the healthcare sector in 2018 aren’t much different from those in recent years. However, hackers are increasing in sophistication and steadily improving success rates. The year started off with a bang with several high-profile security events and continued throughout this month.

Meanwhile, most providers continued to struggle to keep up, due to tight budgets and a lack of resources and staff. While these struggles on the sector aren’t new, they serve as reminders that the industry will continue to face near-daily breaches until they can catch up to hackers.

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