Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations, particularly supply chain and business email compromise (BEC) attacks, are impacting patient care, finds a survey by Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute. The report reveals that 88% of the surveyed organizations experienced around 40 attacks in the past year, with an average cost of $4.99 million. These attacks resulted in disruption to patient care, including poor patient outcomes due to delayed procedures and tests, increased procedure complications, and increased mortality rates.
Dispersed responsibility, lack of asset inventory is causing gaps in medical device cybersecurity
Witnesses at a House hearing on medical device cybersecurity highlighted the need for better tracking of devices and their vulnerability to cyber threats. They noted
