Healthcare DIVE March 3, 2023
Steve Winterfeld, Akamai’s advisory chief information and security officer, outlines the threat of cyberattacks to healthcare organizations and what the industry can do to prevent them.
For most businesses, being knocked offline by an attack like ransomware can lead to lost revenue and dented brand trust. For a hospital, the stakes are infinitely higher. To be clear, a ransomware attack on a hospital crosses the line from an economic crime to a threat-to-life crime.
Ransomware is not the only issue. Cyberattacks against healthcare organizations, including those serving some of the world’s most vulnerable patients at a number of regional and national hospitals, persist because healthcare data is among the most profitable industries for cybercriminals. A single record fetches as much...
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