"Why Is the Healthcare Industry Still So Bad at Cybersecurity?"

Healthcare continues to be a common target for cybercriminals, as indicated by the increased frequency of data breaches and ransomware attacks faced by healthcare organizations. According to Black Book Market Research, data breach breaches cost the healthcare sector an estimate of $4 billion in 2019. The CyberMed Summit is a conference that gathers physicians, security researchers, medical device manufacturers, healthcare administrators, and policymakers to discuss cybersecurity problems faced by the healthcare industry and how these problems could be addressed. Raising awareness among patients about the cybersecurity of medical devices was a major topic of discussion at the 2019 summit. This article continues to discuss the increased targeting of the healthcare industry by cybercriminals, the significant impact that cyberattacks on medical devices could have on patients, the CyberMed Summit, and the "last mile" awareness problem discussed at last year's summit. 

Ars Technica reports "Why Is the Healthcare Industry Still So Bad at Cybersecurity?"