Fran Rosch is the CEO of Imprivata, a digital identity company for life- and mission-critical industries. Read Fran Rosch's full executive profile here.
Even if a hospital isn’t directly targeted by a cyberattack, it can still suffer the ramifications of one. For instance, if a hospital is breached and unable to operate, it needs to divert patients to other facilities. This can put increased strain on surrounding hospitals, impacting care delivery, causing delays and creating a patient safety risk. Or, a software vendor could be breached, taking down payment or billings systems the hospital relies on.
But while there may be a distinct divide between organizations that are more financially capable of investing in cybersecurity, it isn’t only smaller, under-resourced organizations that introduce risk. Hackers are working overtime to breach healthcare organizations, using ransomware, stolen identity credentials and unpatched systems to strike those with access to massive amounts of sensitive data.
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