Healthcare's Grim Cyber Prognosis Requires Security Booster

The report describes a worsening ransomware crisis in the healthcare sector: high rates of attacks (66% of organizations reporting ransomware), major incidents causing service disruption and patient-impacting outcomes (Change Healthcare, Synnovis, NHLS), emergence of new ransomware (Trinity), and systemic factors—legacy technology, third-party dependencies, and frequent backup compromise—that increase pay likelihood and damage. It highlights common attacker TTPs (stolen credentials, exploiting vulnerabilities, targeting backups), growing ransom demands, and recommendations such as patching, access controls, and improved monitoring.