In today’s cybersecurity climate, there is only a very small percentage of hospital executives who still believe that they are well protected from cybersecurity threats.
It is clear that the majority of executives today have reached a different conclusion, especially considering metrics derived from hundreds of annual security assessments conducted by CynergisTek and the 2019 HIMSS report that found over 82% of hospitals have reported serious security incidents, up from 75% in the previous 2018 report (PDF).
With such statistics, we need to recognize that the primary challenge is not identifying a problem but finding a cost-effective solution.
The environment is ripe with new technology, each claiming to be the next “silver bullet” that will protect…