According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights Breach Portal, over 40 million individuals were affected by cyber breaches in 2022. This is in part due to the increase of inherently vulnerable and unmaintained connected devices in the healthcare industry. With the increase in cyberattacks and the inherent vulnerability of connected medical devices, healthcare entities need to take ownership and be proactive in their security measures.
Unifying Medical Device Cybersecurity in Your Organization, a white paper by First Health Advisory’s CSO of Clinical & Operational Security & Technology, Matt Dimino, outlines why cybersecurity is becoming increasingly necessary in the healthcare industry. Matt Dimino emphasizes the statistical evidence supporting the need for healthcare entities to acquire security and technology that is efficient and without fail. With over 3.2 million IoMT devices deployed in 2021 and the increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks, healthcare entities must identify, contextualize, and prioritize the risks to their clinical environments.
For more information on how First Health’s team of talented professionals can enhance your healthcare system’s security toward efficiency, visit https://firsthealthadvisory.com/clinical-operational/ or contact us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment with one of our CSOs.