Healthcare DIVE June 3, 2024
Sponsored content By Palo Alto Networks
It’s no secret, cloud applications power modern enterprises expected to surpass $1 trillion in global spending by 2027. The adoption of cloud infrastructure for application modernization will propel organizations into the future and the healthcare industry is no different. However, the sensitive nature of health data, combined with the healthcare sector’s increasing reliance on cloud infrastructure, makes it a prime target for cyber threats. From March 2023 to March 2024, healthcare entities reported 633 data breaches to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), with each incident affecting more than 500 patients.
Adversaries are targeting the mission-critical applications and data that healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) maintain in...