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ARE ENDPOINTS CREATING PROBLEMS IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR?
As the healthcare system modernises with more workers using smartphones, laptops and tablets to do their job, this can lead to more cyberattacks. With more physical endpoints comes more risk. They can become primary targets for bad actors. Andre Schindler, General Manager, EMEA at NinjaOne, discusses how endpoints are creating problems in the healthcare sector and what can be done about it.
hHow has the cyber landscape of the healthcare sector evolved in recent years?
Cyberattacks have been steadily increasing over the last few years. In 2024 alone, there have already been almost 8 million cyberattacks on UK businesses. The healthcare sector has been hit especially hard, with each successful breach costing on average almost US $ 11 million, nearly double the cost of the average for the financial services industry.
One of the main challenges that healthcare providers face today is the lack of available budget, as well as limited resources and skills, to counter the incessant threat from bad actors.
As health services have implemented Digital Transformation initiatives to streamline operations with limited budgets, the number
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BAD ACTORS REGULARLY TARGET HEALTHCARE ORGANISATIONS BECAUSE OF THE QUANTITY AND SENSITIVITY OF THE DATA THEY HOLD.
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