Security Boulevard August 10, 2022
While the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world together to advance medical research and slow the spread of the disease, it should come as no surprise that cyber threat actors exploited the pandemic for personal gain.
While a cybersecurity incident can affect any industry, the nature of the health and human services industry’s mission poses particular difficulties. Because of strained technology budgets, large amounts of sensitive information, and the devastating effects that cyber attacks can have on patient care, the healthcare sector has become an especially valuable target for cybercriminals.
“At least 125 healthcare companies’ electronic data breaches have been disclosed since the beginning of April, according to a list compiled by HHS.”
Worse yet, many healthcare organizations...