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Cyber threats are a significant challenge for health and social care organisations. The industry experiences the highest number of data breaches annually. Dionach led the way in developing cyber security programmes in conjunction with NHS Digital with an aim to understand and improve the security posture of NHS Trusts across England.
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Organisations are becoming increasingly susceptible to attacks – threatening day-to-day work and compromising confidential patient data and safety. Healthcare organisations are struggling to keep at pace with the rapid increase and sophistication of attacks on healthcare organisations. With attackers increasingly looking to profit from the disclosure of sensitive patient data, healthcare organisations should ensure strong technical security controls are in place to ensure the risk of data breaches is reduced.
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67% of healthcare organisations experienced a ransomware attack in the past year, up from 60% in 2023.
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73% of ransomware attacks in healthcare targeted hospitals or direct patient care services.
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On average, 58% of devices were impacted during an incident, severely disrupting operations and patient services.
Healthcare organisations are frequent targets of data breaches, with the average cost reaching $10.93 million in 2023. The sheer volume of sensitive patient data, combined with outdated systems and inadequate encryption, makes hospitals a lucrative target. Over 133 million records were exposed in healthcare-related breaches between 2022 and 2023.
In 2024, 67% of healthcare organisations experienced a ransomware attack within the past year—a rise from 60% in 2023. These attacks impacted an average of 58% of devices in affected organisations, severely disrupting operations and patient care The HIPAA Journal. A record 550 attacks were reported in 2024—a 21% increase from 2023.
Hospitals heavily rely on connected medical devices, many of which remain unsecured. In 2022 alone, over 50% of IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) devices had critical vulnerabilities. Cybercriminals can exploit these weaknesses to access hospital networks and compromise patient safety.
A significant portion of healthcare staff lack cybersecurity training. A 2023 survey found that 27% of healthcare workers had not received any formal training to identify phishing or social engineering threats, making them the weakest link in hospital security protocols.
Too many threats to healthcare cybersecurity exist to ignore the risks. In addition to acquiring personal patient data for financial gain, a security breach can cost lives. Increasing cybercrime requires that a cybersecurity strategy that addresses specific cyberthreats in the retail sector evolves around the following components-
Dionach has led the way in developing cyber security programmes in conjunction with NHS Digital with an aim to understand and improve the security posture of NHS Trusts across England. As a trusted cyber security partner for healthcare organisations, our long standing 25-year background, combined with our in-house innovation and research team enable us to stay on top of the latest cyber security threats to healthcare and empower organisations to meet the challenges faced in today’s complex cyber security landscape.
We deliver the whole spectrum of cyber security services, from long-term, enterprise wide strategy and implementation projects to single penetration tests.
Our team works with you to identify and assess your organisation’s vulnerabilities, define enterprise-wide goals, and advise how best to achieve them.
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Our recommendations are clear, concise, pragmatic and tailored to your organisation.
Independent, unbiased, personalised – this is how we define our services. We guide you to spend wisely and invest in change efficiently.
