Who Cares for Healthcare? Facing the Biggest Cybersecurity Challenges

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Since the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime has increased by 600%. It is not surprising, that the healthcare industry was one of the most vulnerable ones to cyberattacks in 2020 and 2021. In fact, the entire situation with the pandemic has fully demonstrated the vulnerability of the healthcare industry. Why did that happen? The answer is simple: today, personal data is one of the biggest assets. The hackers steal millions of medical records and sell them on the dark web. Let’s see to what extent was the healthcare industry affected by cybercrime in 2020: – Verizon confirmed that in 2020 data…...

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Yeva Pilosyan I have a background in linguistics (Master degree in French and Spanish languages) and Marketing (MBA), coupled with a big passion for learning, researching, and writing. Following my knowledge and interests, I have started to work in various IT companies (15 years of experience). Currently, I work in Cybersecurity industry and write mostly about cybersecurity trends, problems, challenges, and solutions.