Cybersecurity Trainings for the Healthcare Sector

Cybersecurity training for the healthcare sector must address the unique risks and challenges faced by an industry that handles highly sensitive patient data and relies on life-critical systems.

Healthcare institutions, although often times deemed as unethical to be targeted, can still be seen as one of the prime victims of cybercriminals. With the increasing adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and medical IoT devices, cyber threats pose not only financial and regulatory risks but also direct patient safety concerns. RiskSight’s customized cybersecurity training programs are designed to help healthcare organizations to prepare against large-scale cyber attacks such as ransomware, insider threats or data leaks. Emphasis on air-tight security is required, as patients’ lives can directly be “on the line” as a result of possible availability-affecting cyber attacks.

Cybersecurity trainings for the healthcare sector must address the unique risks and challenges faced by an industry that handles highly sensitive patient data and relies on life-critical systems.

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Healthcare Sector Specifics in Cybersecurity

Although several cybersecurity challenges and best practises are related to widely used IT-systems in general, there are healthcare sector specifics in cybersecurity that must be addressed separately.

Medical Devices

Hospitals and clinics rely on connected medical devices like MRI machines, pacemakers, and infusion pumps, many of which lack strong security controls or run on outdated software and can be exploited by attackers. Compromising these devices can endanger patient lives and lead to data breaches.

Cybersecurity Regulations

The healthcare sector is highly regulated, with strict patient data protection laws like HIPAA (USA), GDPR (EU), PIPEDA (Canada), and NIS2 (EU). Non-compliance can result in hefty fines, lawsuits, and reputational damage and has in some cases, due to a successful cyber attack, even cost human lives.

Healthcare Patient Data

Many healthcare organizations are migrating EHRs, imaging data, and patient records to the cloud, but this introduces concerns about data sovereignty, unauthorized access, and misconfigurations leading to breaches. Furthermore, the controversy of cloud hosting vs on-premises still remains with such kind of data.

Third-Party & Supply-Chain Security

As Healthcare Sector Organizations deal frequently with third-party service providers and external vendors, although internal security might be up to industry standards, it is important to be vary of possibly less secure and defended contractors who assist the organization in daily operations.