The study reveals that 92% of healthcare firms have experienced at least one cyberattack in the last 12 months, with 40 being the average number of attacks; the report emphasizes the necessity for healthcare organizations to enhance focus on insider threats, improve cyber awareness training, and secure mobile applications and devices to combat the increasing cybersecurity threats in the industry, referencing the impact of ransomware, supply chain attacks, mobile apps, cloud environments, and business email compromise; the study also highlights the importance of addressing vulnerabilities that cybercriminals may exploit, such as human-centric attacks, to gain access to valuable assets, and provides actionable cybersecurity steps for defending healthcare organizations against evolving threats.
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