ICT&health January 18, 2025
The European Commission has presented an action plan to improve the cyber security of hospitals and healthcare providers and create a safer and more secure environment for patients. The new action plan builds on existing legislation, such as that on cybersecurity, and extends the scope to general practices.
The new action plan should lead to hospitals and other healthcare facilities becoming less likely to be successfully victimized by hackers, data thefts and other cyber threats. The need for this grows as the use of digital systems, such as the EHR, increases. By 2023, healthcare was the most threatened critical sector within the EU, with 309 significant cybersecurity incidents. More than half of those incidents (54%) appeared to involve ransomware attacks....
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