HealthTech March 6, 2025
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After another turbulent year in healthcare cybersecurity, many organizations expect to increase their budgets to strengthen their defenses.
That’s according to the 2024 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey report, released last month: 52% of respondents said that their overall IT budgets would go up from 2024 to 2025. Among health systems with specific cybersecurity allocations within that budget, 55% expected a targeted increase, with a focus on improving tools, policies or staffing.
It’s clear why cybersecurity is a highlighted issue at the 2025 HIMSS global conference and expo in Las Vegas. The second keynote address Wednesday featured former National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone, a retired Army...