Health care services are becoming progressively vulnerable to ransomware attacks, putting patient data at risk and disrupting essential operations. In 2024, the healthcare sector jumped to third place from fifth as the most-attacked industry, with ransomware attacks escalating in frequency and intricacy. Ransomware attacks pose numerous threats such as privacy and identity theft, psychological impact, medical errors, and financial loss. To combat this, health care providers are recommended to prioritize cybersecurity measures like regular software updates, robust access controls, employee training, regular data backups, incident response planning, and investment in advanced security technologies.
NHS major 'cyber incident' forces hospitals to use pen and paper – The Register
The NHS experienced a significant cyber incident that required hospitals to resort to using pen and paper instead of their electronic systems. The exact nature
