The Imperative of Cybersecurity in Healthcare: An Evolving Challenge

The healthcare industry must prioritise investments in cybersecurity to address the escalating threats to medical devices, interconnected systems, and overall infrastructure. With an increasing reliance on advanced technologies, and as cyber threats grow more sophisticated and frequent, the need for comprehensive security measures has become more pressing. GlobalData’s recent report, ‘Cybersecurity in Healthcare – Thematic Intelligence‘, forecasts that there will be a significant increase in the amount of investment in cybersecurity, growing by 12.9% annually from $631.2m in 2022 to $1.2bn in 2027, driven by the rising number of cyberattacks targeting healthcare devices.Healthcare systems are composed of extensive networks of connected devices and can include legacy systems missing up-to-date security protocols and personal medical devices linked to health networks. Additionally, in the event of a cyberattack, there is an immediate need to restore compromised systems to ensure patient safety and operational continuity.