In 2019, we saw a record number of information security breaches. According to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020, a total of 8.5 billion records were compromised — three times the number from 2018.
The healthcare industry saw its fair share of attacks and was the 10th-most targeted industry, accounting for 3 percent of all attacks last year. The industry was particularly plagued by Ryuk ransomware, which, in one case, demanded a $14 million ransom payment to decrypt files and allow nursing homes in the U.S. to restore their operations.
Interestingly, the 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report found that 24 percent of reported data breaches globally were due to negligent employees or third parties. Employees, despite being a company’s greatest assets in many respects, continue to be one of the weakest links in the security chain. Although organizations are now investing more in security awareness and training for employees, attackers continue to find more creative ways of breaching organizations.
Emerging Threats and Medical Technologies Will Challenge Current Security Models
In addition to new threats, the last few years have brought about a number of technological breakthroughs within the healthcare industry, and with further advancements in these emerging technologies, the next decade will certainly challenge the industry’s current security operating models and the trust assumptions within them.
Some prominent emerging technologies that will scale in the next decade include:
The internet of medical things (IoMT) — IoMT devices have obvious benefits for both patients and healthcare organizations and are ..
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