The healthcare industry has been under the spotlight since before the pandemic but has gotten more attention within the past 18 months with the rise of Ransome attacks. 48% of U.S. hospital executives reported either a forced or proactive shutdown in the last 6 months (first half of 2021). This is an alarming number for U.S. Hospitals.
The report finds that:
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Midsize hospitals feeling more pain - While large hospitals reported an average shutdown time of 6.2 hours at a cost of $21,500 per hour while midsize hospitals averaged nearly 10 hours at more than double the cost of $45,700 per hour.
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Cybersecurity investment is not a high priority - more than 60% of hospital IT teams have “other’’ spending priorities and less than 11% say cybersecurity is a high priority spend.
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Dangerous Vulnerabilities Still Not Dealt With - 52% of respondents admitted their hospitals were not protected against some of the most popular attacks.
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Lack of automation creates gaps in security - 65% of IT teams in hospitals rely on manual methods for inventory calculations with 7% still in full manual mode.
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Is there a staffing disconnect? - While 2/3 of IT teams believe they are adequately staffed for cybersecurity, more than half of Biomed teams believe more staff is needed.
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Cyber insurance and compliance are popular options - 58% of IT teams consider compliance “almost always” and rate it a high impact on their jobs. Similarly, 58% also said they had cyber insurance.
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