Healthcare IT News August 9, 2022
More than half of respondents to a new survey say their healthcare organizations experienced one or more cyberattacks in the past 24 months involving connected medical devices.
The Insecurity of Connected Devices in HealthCare 2022 report from Cynerio and The Ponemon Institute details some alarming trends for healthcare, including widespread and repeated attacks, financial losses measured in the millions and frequent failures to take basic cybersecurity measures.
WHY IT MATTERS
The report surveyed experts in leadership positions at 517 healthcare systems throughout the United States, and found that although healthcare internet of things/internet of medical things expand hospital attack surfaces, those devices are typically not protected.
According to a joint statement from the researchers, 71% of survey respondents rated...
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