Healthcare IT Today January 30, 2025
The following is a guest article by Mike Garzone, Security Compliance Practice Leader at Impact Advisors, and Marc Johnson, Director, Security Compliance Practice at Impact Advisors
Experiencing a disruption is no longer a matter of “if” in healthcare delivery – it is a matter of “when.” Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and many cybercriminals are specifically targeting hospitals and health systems. Prevention is essential, but when the inevitable outage from a ransomware attack or other disruption occurs, healthcare delivery organizations need to minimize the impact on processes that enable them to care for patients, bill for services, order supplies, and pay staff.
The threat landscape will continue to evolve in 2025, exacerbated by financial pressures and fallout from modernization and...