In an increasingly digitized world, ensuring cybersecurity is a must, especially for healthcare organizations that handle personally identifiable information and protected health information.
Here are three steps to take to further ensure healthcare cybersecurity, according to a Deloitte report:
1. Healthcare sector must beware of cloud-based computing attacks. The healthcare sector has been exposed to new security challenges from distributed denial of service and other similar types of cyberattacks. Business losses from distributed denial of service and other threats can range from $10,000 to $100,000 per hour. Such security breaches can be undetected for hours or even days, resulting in millions of dollars worth of damage.
2. Extra precautions need to be taken to secure medical devices. As the number and types of cyberattacks grow, medical devices also become vulnerable, potentially risking patient confidentiality. A medical device that is compromised, or a device with compromised data due to a security breach, may result in faulty data that may cause the device to malfunction or result in incorrect care decisions by healthcare providers.
3. Privileged access accounts require greater protection. These types of accounts, which include the most sensitive information, have been around for years, and protecting them in the face of increasing cyberattacks needs to be a priority. Privileged access management has evolved into a framework that improves cohesion among business processes, user management and various tools. The framework aims to improve operational effectiveness and reduce the risk of insider attacks.