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How Ransomware Jeopardizes Healthcare Organizations

Ransomware is becoming a concern for healthcare organizations. Learn why healthcare is
susceptible to it and what they can do to avoid its detrimental impact.

By Kartik Donga, Founder, PeoplActive

Security challenges in the healthcare sector continue to grow as connected assets and attack surfaces
expand. Organizations in any sector face financial ramifications in the aftermath of a successful attack,
but in healthcare the stakes are higher because patient outcomes are at stake. One of such threats that
has been growing across worldwide for the healthcare sector is ‘ransomware’. 41% healthcare
organizations globally are concerned with this cyber threat as per ‘The Global Healthcare Cybersecurity
Study 2023’. And we can clearly see the reason why. The disruption caused by ransomware attacks on
the continuity of care is huge leaving healthcare organizations in a state of chaos. In this blog, we will
explore the reasons why healthcare is becoming a target, what impact these attacks have and how
healthcare organizations can stay proactive against such threats. Let’s dive in.

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