As organizations become more connected, and consumer demands for increased access, usability, and privacy reach a fever pitch; the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries are challenged to be flexible enough to meet the needs and expectation of an increasingly informed consumer while still being resilient enough to meet ever growing regulatory requirements.
The cost of cyber damages will grow to trillions of dollars by 2021. This is an alarming statistic but even more alarming is the fact that, of the various methods, the most successful cyber attacks in healthcare are those that exploit the human element. Security awareness is a key mitigating factor.
Technologically sophistical medical devices are attractive to hackers as they expand attack surface of the increasingly connected health ecosystem.
Patients use their mobiles to access remote healthcare services, such as GP consultations, expanding the potential for security breaches.
Personal health records are now more valuable than financial information as not only can criminals steal identities, they can gather medical details to commit insurance fraud.
Thousands of devices connected to hospital networks, from MRI and x ray machines to a host of smaller devices, are vulnerable to attack due to their lack of visibility.
