#healthcare-cybersecurity

#healthcare-cybersecurity

Healthcare organizations are increasingly being targeted in email attacks, research shows, and Microsoft 365 is often the weakest link. More than half (52%) of all healthcare email breaches last year involved the Microsoft 365 business email platform, up from 43% the year before. According to research from Paubox, there were 107 such attacks in the first half of this year.

The healthcare landscape has undergone massive digital transformation since 1996 when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was first enacted. We now face a surge in sophisticated cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence (AI). According to recent data, nearly half of healthcare organizations experienced a higher volume of attacks than just a year ago, but only 29% feel prepared for AI-driven threats like deepfakes and synthetic identity fraud.