There are various factors that contribute to the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of healthcare facilities, including the size of their attack surface, vendor restrictions, and the need for seamless integration with different facilities. This results in multiple potential security gaps. If these are exploited, it can lead to security failures that impact millions of lives, as seen in the Change Healthcare breach. Furthermore, healthcare breaches can result in severe financial penalties as healthcare has been the most costly industry for breaches since 2011.
T-Mobile pays $16 million fine for three years’ worth of data breaches
T-Mobile has agreed to pay a $15.75 million fine and improve its security in a settlement over a series of data breaches over three years
