American Hospital Association October 23, 2023
Over recent months, increasing ransomware attacks and other cybersecurity threats in the health care field have underscored the critical need for hospitals and health systems to defend against malicious actors. Health care possesses a unique combination of highly targeted data sets that makes it a prime target by cyber adversaries.
Ransomware Impacts and Cyber Defense Challenges
During my testimony to the U.S. Senate in December 2020, I pointed out that a ransomware attack could interrupt patient care, or worse, shut down operations at the facility, thereby putting patient lives, and the community, at risk. Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions can also negatively affect a health care organization’s reputation.
Many hospitals and health systems recognize that they must view cybersecurity not as...
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