Cybersecurity for the
Healthcare Industry
Why Cybersecurity is Crucial for Healthcare Organizations
Patient care systems have become increasingly dependent on smart devices to function, causing cyberattacks in the healthcare industry to become more widespread. Hackers seek to disrupt operations by gaining access to vulnerable systems connected to the internet, allowing them to infect other internal systems that are crucial for patient care with damaging attacks such as ransomware. Healthcare providers are often stuck with medical devices that depend on outdated operating systems to function, providing a greater risk of being affected by a cyberattack.
“ 2020 marks the first death directly linked to a cyberattack. The ransomware attack disrupted access to critical systems and delayed time-sensitive patient care. ”
The healthcare industry faced 304 large data breaches in 2019
The industry spends 50% to 75% less on cybersecurity than other industries
How Vumetric Helps Healthcare Providers
Our services have helped improve the cybersecurity of healthcare providers of all types. From hospitals, medical device providers to doctor associations. Here’s how we helped:
We help you prevent damaging attacks
With the help of a penetration test, we simulate a real hacking scenario to identify your vulnerabilities and to provide evidence of what hackers could accomplish.
We help you fix your vulnerabilities
We prioritize your vulnerabilities based on their risk level and provide recommendations supported by external references to help you fix them.
We audit your medical devices
No matter the purpose of your smart medical device, we perform various scenarios of attack to determine how they could be compromised by attackers.
We support your IT security operations
We help you develop a detailed roadmap so you plan and prioritize cybersecurity investments according to the efforts required vs. the protection they provide.
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Resources For The Healthcare Industry
Ransomware attacks rose by 148% at the peak of the pandemic
Personal health information is 50 times more expensive on the dark web versus personal information
Financial services had 352,771 exposed sensitive files on average while Healthcare, Pharma and Biote…
Questions to Assess Your Cybersecurity
- Is your sensitive data accessible from external systems ?
- How often do you evaluate the safety of your equipments ?
- Do you have mechanisms to prevent disruptive attacks ?
- How often do you make backup copies ?
- Do you have an incident response procedure ?
Challenges faced by the Healthcare industry
- Securing medical equipment from interruptions.
- Integrating new technologies into existing systems.
- Maintaining data availability for practitioners
- Securing confidential patient information.
- Educate employees about cybersecurity risks.
Contact a Cybersecurity Specialist
A specialist will reach out to:
- Understand your needs
- Determine your project scope
- Provide a cost estimate
- Send you a detailed proposal