The healthcare industry is a vulnerable target of cybercriminals, but not for the reasons most business sectors are. Between 80 and 90 percent of all cybercrime results from people not following basic cyber hygiene practices, but in healthcare criminals gain access to information through infrastructure weaknesses and the murky third-party agreements.
The U.S. Health and Human Services breach portal said of the 863 reported breaches to healthcare organizations in 2023, 726 were due to weaknesses in hardware and software infrastructure. Those weaknesses can be in the form of outdated technology and...
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