Health Technology Solutions
Cybercriminals work round the clock to detect and exploit vulnerabilities in your business’ network for nefarious gains. The only way to counter these hackers is by deploying a robust cybersecurity posture that’s built using comprehensive security solutions. However, while you’re caught up doing this, there is a possibility you may overlook mitigating the weakest link in your fight against cybercriminals — your employees.
If you think that your cyber insurance claim will be cleared with no questions asked, think again. While reviewing your claim, your cyber insurance provider will assess whether you took “due care” to protect your business from being compromised by a cyberattack. While having a cyber liability insurance policy is non-negotiable today, you cannot be fully assured that your insurer will cover any of the costs you incur following a security breach.
Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) usually invest less in cybersecurity, making them easier targets for cybercriminals. Close to 30% of businesses experience a cyberattack at least once per week.1
Global events, such as recessions and pandemics, create enormous social and economic challenges that impact organizations and their management. From employee and customer satisfaction to financial difficulties, supply chain disruption and skyrocketing cyberattacks, top-level management oversees a wide range of concerns.
The healthcare industry was woefully underprepared for cyber attacks in 2020, with an average breach lifecycle of 329 days — the highest of any industry — and an average data breach cost of $7.13 million in 2020 — a 10.5% increase over 2019. 2020 also marked the first year that a patient’s death has been directly linked to a cyberattack.
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Cyberattacks against hospitals, medical practices, research centers, drugmakers, and even ambulance companies have been a constant menace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cybercrime against medical targets has been a steady and increasing problem, but one attack type definitely rules the roost in healthcare: ransomware attacks.
Read more at : https://securityboulevard.com/2021/01/healthcare-ransomware-attacks-continue-climbing/
Healthcare leaders will need to shift into a proactive security approach into 2021, if they hope to defend against the onslaught of ransomware and phishing threats.
Read more at : https://healthitsecurity.com/news/key-2021-insights-proactive-security-needed-for-ransomware-phishing
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