Healthcare Innovation October 8, 2024
Ninety-two percent of organizations experienced a cyberattack in the past 12 months, a report by Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute concludes
Today, Proofpoint, Inc., a cybersecurity and compliance company, and Ponemon Institute, an IT security research organization, released the results of their third annual survey on the effects of cybersecurity in healthcare. The report found an increase of 77 percent from last year in patient care disruption due to cyberattacks.
One key finding from the report Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare: The Cost and Impact on Patient Safety and Care 2024 was that 92 percent of the surveyed health systems experienced at least one cyberattack in the past 12 months, an increase from 88 percent in 2023.
A press release posted on Proofpoint’s website...