WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 18, 2018–According to a new survey report from Kaspersky Lab, employees of healthcare organizations in the U.S. and Canada, who admit their awareness of a ransomware cybersecurity attack, also claim that it wasn’t a one-time occurrence – with a third (33%) claiming it happened more than once.
The findings from Kaspersky Lab’s latest report, “ Cyber Pulse: The State of Cybersecurity in Healthcare,” uncover a continuous pattern of ransomware cybersecurity attacks plaguing organizations in the healthcare industry, while also providing insight on employee perceptions and behaviors related to cybersecurity in the workplace.
Data breaches heavily targeting healthcare organizations, such as WannaCry, have brought attention to the vulnerabilities that exist in the industry, making healthcare organizations an even bigger target for cybercriminals. In fact, there have been over 100 hacking/IT-related healthcare organization incidents affecting 500 or more individuals in the U.S. alone this year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In turn, this creates an ongoing risk for…
