Healthcare cybersecurity focuses on protecting patient data, clinical systems, and hospital operations from cyber threats such as ransomware, phishing, and data theft. As healthcare organizations adopt cloud platforms, connected medical devices, and digital records, the attack surface expands, making hospitals frequent targets for cybercriminals seeking valuable protected health information (PHI). Cyberattacks can disrupt care by delaying procedures, blocking access to patient records, or forcing hospitals into manual operations, which may affect patient safety. Effective defenses require layered security strategies including endpoint protection, secure backups, network monitoring, regulatory compliance frameworks such as HIPAA and NIST, and continuous threat detection to protect sensitive

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