Jay Modi
In 2023, 725 data breaches were reported to the Department of Health and Human Services, according to HIPAA Journal. More than 133 million records were exposed or impermissibly disclosed. That’s just one risk in healthcare ecosystems.
The dangers extend beyond that: every hospital bed is connected to the internet.
People die when hospitals lose power – and if a hospital’s IT systems are compromised all the electronic pieces that contribute to healthcare services, including those crucial to surgery and other life-saving procedures, also jeopardize patients’ lives.
Internet-connected devices power our modern health systems – and they’re often the new vulnerable edge that needs to be secured. Healthcare organizations must increase their scrutiny of and security for all these assets, but to do so, IT and security teams must understand their attack surface first.