Healthcare Vulnerability to Ransomware Attacks

Exploring the severe vulnerability of healthcare organizations to ransomware attacks, this chapter emphasizes the significant impact on patient health data and care. Highlighting evolving tactics of cybercriminals, such as double extortion schemes, the conversation delves into the challenges faced by healthcare systems in allocating resources for cybersecurity. Additionally, the chapter discusses the workforce challenge in smaller rural hospitals and compares ransomware attack statistics between healthcare and financial sectors.