Between 2019 and 2023, large breaches stemming from hacking and IT incidents, including social engineering, increased by 89%. This underscores that cybersecurity is not just a technological challenge but also a human one—in fact, 68% of breaches examined by Verizon in a 2022–2023 data set involved attacks on people rather than technical vulnerabilities.
Ransomware threats in healthcare are growing. For instance, just look at three settlements from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) occurring this past October. These enforcements mark the OCR's fifth, sixth, and seventh actions related to ransomware, and underscore the vital importance of proper cybersecurity safeguards.
