In 2024, 67% of healthcare organizations experienced ransomware attacks, with an average ransom exceeding $1 million. The sector also saw a 32% global increase in weekly cyberattacks, with North America experiencing a 20% year-on-year rise. Data breaches often involve espionage and expose sensitive patient information, with healthcare suffering the highest breach costs across industries. Additionally, a non-malicious but widespread CrowdStrike software outage in July 2024 caused disruptions in hospitals and health systems, delaying clinical procedures and forcing manual workarounds, highlighting vulnerabilities in IT change management and the critical need for robust incident response and continuity planning.

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