Technological advancements have revolutionised business operations in more ways than one, leading to higher efficiencies and increased revenues. On the flip side, these advancements have also given an undesirable boost to cybercrimes. As of 2-May 2024, 35,900,145,035 records have been breached in 9,478 publicly disclosed incidents. The healthcare sector has been the second most breached sector in 2023. In fact, healthcare data breaches have increased by a whopping 239 per cent in the past four years.
The question that arises is, why are cyber threats in healthcare rising so fast?
Let us delve into the reasons behind this.
- Criminal sale of healthcare data
- Patient data available from multiple sources
- Data accessed by multiple entities
- Poor education about cybersecurity
- Difficulties in ensuring cybersecurity
- Obsolete systems
Many healthcare organisations still use outdated technologies and systems that may not be compliant with the latest regulations. This makes the data of such organisations susceptible to data breaches and cyberattacks.
