Why Partnerships Are Important to Healthcare Security and Incident Response

Evolving cyberthreats are putting pressure on healthcare organizations to protect patient data and mitigate the risk of having to pay ransoms. So it’s no surprise that, along with clinicians, healthcare IT staff are experiencing burnout. According to a recent Spok survey, 53 percent of IT staff report that burnout levels have increased considerably since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and 9 percent report that burnout levels have increased “a great deal.”
Incident response planning can be overwhelming for healthcare organizations and IT staff, especially if they haven’t conducted a holistic…