Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations are disrupting patient care

The data: 92% of surveyed healthcare organizations experienced at least one cyberattack in the past 12 months, up from 88% last year, according to a recent report from Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute.

• Ponemon surveyed 648 IT and IT security practitioners from healthcare organizations across the US.

Digging into the data: Of the healthcare organizations that experienced at least one cyberattack in the past year, nearly 70% report patient care disruptions as a result.

• Over half (56%) relay poor patient outcomes due to delays in tests and procedures.
• 53% report an increase in complications from medical procedures.
• Over two-fifths (44%) experienced an increase in patients who were transferred or diverted to other facilities.