The Impact of Ransomware on Healthcare During COVID-19 and Beyond

Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations can be a life-or-death situation. The onset of COVID-19 introduced new risk factors to HDOs, including remote work, new systems to support it, staffing challenges, and elevated patient care requirements. There’s been a great deal of media coverage on the rise of cyberattacks such as ransomware both within the healthcare industry and beyond. This research focuses on the healthcare industry to understand the extent to which HDOs are being targeted and ascertain the impact of those attacks. Both are covered in-depth in the key findings section of the report.

Over the last two years, 43 percent of respondents say their HDOs experienced a ransomware attack. Of these respondents, 67 percent of respondents say their HDO had one and 33 percent of respondents say they experienced two or more. Download this report to understand the full impact of ransomware on healthcare.