US Healthcare at risk: Strengthening resiliency against ransomware attacks

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The healthcare sector faces a rapidly increasing range of cybersecurity threats, with ransomware attacks emerging as one of the most significant. A combination of valuable patient data, interconnected medical devices, and small IT/cybersecurity operations staff, which spreads resources thin, can make healthcare organizations prime targets for threat actors. As healthcare operations become increasingly digitized—ranging from electronic health records (EHR) to telemedicine platforms and networked medical devices—the attack surface of hospitals grows more complex, further heightening their vulnerability to attacks.

Sherrod DeGrippo, Director of Threat Intelligence Strategy for Microsoft Threat Intelligence, leads a lively roundtable discussion with threat intelligence and healthcare security experts who examine what makes healthcare uniquely susceptible to ransomware attacks, what tactics threat actor groups are using, how to stay resilient, and more.

Source by Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/security-insider/emerging-threats/US-healthcare-at-risk-strengthening-resiliency-against-ransomware-attacks