Is AI a Friend or Foe of Healthcare Security?

The report argues that AI is both a powerful defender and a potent enabler of cyber threats in healthcare: while AI-driven tools can detect anomalies, reduce administrative burdens, and help meet compliance needs, generative AI, deepfakes, and adaptive malware also enhance social engineering and attacks on PHI and IoT-enabled medical devices. It urges a balanced, cautious approach to AI adoption—prioritizing risk assessments, vendor compliance, employee training, continuous monitoring, and cross-functional governance—to protect patient safety, data integrity, and organizational trust.