The TestArmy report on healthcare cybersecurity highlights the sector’s growing vulnerability as digitalization expands. Healthcare faces record cyberattacks—averaging 1,605 weekly per organization in 2024—with ransomware, phishing, malware, and IoT exploits among the most common threats. High-profile breaches like Change Healthcare and OneTouchPoint exposed millions of records, underscoring systemic risks. Best practices include phishing awareness, MFA, patching, IoT security, audits, and incident response plans. The EU’s NIS2 directive will further enforce stricter standards. Looking to 2025, smaller providers remain most exposed, and AI-driven attacks are expected to rise, making resilience, staff training, and robust security policies essential for protecting sensitive data and patient safety.

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