Significance of Cyber Security in Healthcare Systems

Introduction

Healthcare is an extremely specialised profession that handles a lot of sensitive personal data. In our internet-driven age where everything is handled over the internet, this information is even more crucial (Thamer & Alubady, 2021). Healthcare firms confront issues dealing with very sensitive information. They continually fight rising cyber hazards and adjust to the digital transition while adhering to tighter laws. The healthcare industry is currently quite dynamic. hospitals are joining networks, forming alliances, and undergoing an extraordinary degree of merger acquisition consolidation. This is an exciting time in healthcare because healthcare is changing new technologies are being developed daily that allow patients to track their own health patients are demanding more individualised care, and health information exchanges are being implemented. It's really not a question of if a breach occurs but rather where now that we all know that health care institutions are very vulnerable. Now that healthcare is complicated, personal health records are being prescribed online health communities, and it's getting worse, sensitive and personal information is being shared with a variety of technologies, and every time it's shared, there's a cyber risk involved, so healthcare organisations need to have measures in place to stop hackers from gaining access to that sensitive information (Maurya et al., 2018). Hospitals are targets of cyberattacks, which are on the rise. The abundance of sensitive data makes it a gold mine for cybercriminals. First off, the health care sector is ripe for hacking since patient records can be purchased on the dark web for up to $1,000 Medical records contain a range of A patient's medical data being stolen or compromised might have long-lasting effects. birth dates, credit card information, social security numbers, residences, and email addresses. Malicious software, sometimes known as malware, is merely software designed with the goal to harm systems, steal data, or generally cause chaos. Malware has infected more than 88% of the healthcare industries as a whole. 88%, now that's a lot. 96% of ransomware attacks on healthcare organisations target medical treatment centres because they are easy targets (Thamer et al., 2021). Healthcare had the fifth-highest number of ransomware assaults out of the 18 industries surveyed, and it completely destroys the healthcare institution.