Becker's Healthcare July 28, 2021
Ransomware attacks skyrocketed amid the pandemic when hospitals increased their use of remote work and moved more hospital data online, according to a July 21 report by cybersecurity consulting firm CynergisTek.
Five things to know:
- In 2020, 560 healthcare organizations were victims of ransomware attacks, the report said.
- Ransomware attacks cost healthcare organizations $20.8 billion in downtime in 2020, double the amount it cost in 2019, according to a Comparitech report cited by CynergisTek.
- A separate IBM report found data breaches in the healthcare industry cost an average of $9.23 million....
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