SILICON: Risks and side effects of missing security measures

Recent Mimecast Study Reveals Level of Security Threats in Healthcare.

Cyber ​​attacks in the healthcare sector can have serious consequences. The victims thrive on more than reputational or monetary losses: in the worst case, health care suffers. According to Mimecast's latest State of Email Security Report , 71 percent of German healthcare companies surveyed noticed an increase in malicious emails over the past year.

Healthcare is an extremely lucrative target for hackers: First, the IT infrastructure in many hospitals and healthcare facilities is outdated and security budgets are often tight. On the other hand, a large amount of sensitive, personal data is generated and processed here - a veritable gold mine for hackers.