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Zero trust, especially with patient data
Zero trust when it comes to patient data

Wherever data needs to be protected, the Zero Trust principle is an indispensable security approach - especially in the healthcare sector. Cyber ​​attacks are increasing rapidly there. As healthcare organizations continue to go digital, one thing has become clear: the well-being of patients cannot come first if the digital systems that support them are compromised. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the frequency of cyberattacks on hospitals and healthcare systems will more than double between 2016 and 2021. Research by Check Point Software Technologies confirms this trend and shows that…

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Many ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector
Many ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector

Cyber ​​attacks on the healthcare sector are on the rise. The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center of the US Department of Health and Human Services recorded 2021 ransomware incidents in the healthcare sector as early as the beginning of 82, and many more followed. Almost 60 percent related to the US market. But after the US, European countries are targeted. The effects were devastating. Large hospitals had an average downtime of 6,2 hours and costs of $21.500 per hour. Midsize hospitals averaged nearly 45.700 hours of downtime and the cost more than doubled at $XNUMX an hour...

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