MedCity News September 19, 2022
Much like a house of mirrors, responsibility for understanding and mitigating cyber risk in healthcare is difficult to distinguish and often depends on who you ask, especially when it comes to non-enterprise systems and devices.
While the average cost of a data breach surpassed $9 million in 2021, the calculation for a widespread cyber-physical attack in the healthcare industry remains undetermined and unforeseen. Amidst international cyber conflict and a spectrum of threat actors, the U.S. government is beginning to shine new light on a growing problem.
Despite the rise of ransomware, many stakeholders across the industry remain in the dark when it comes to understanding the cyber-physical risks associated with operational medical technology, the internet of medical things (IoMT), and...