Taking Steps to Prevent the Rise of Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare

The COVID-19 public health emergency required healthcare organizations to reimagine how quality care could be delivered. As the use of information technology and information systems in healthcare has increased over the past few years, many organizations had to quickly implement technology-based solutions to care for their patients during this public health emergency.

In the United States, ransomware attacks have been on the rise over the past year across the healthcare sector. According to an article from Health IT Security, ransomware attacks seen across the globe so far this year have increased by 102%, when compared to the same period last year. As we continue with the new normal of using technology and information systems in our day-to-day work environments, we can expect to see a continued rise of ransomware attacks.