CYBERSECURITY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Cybersecurity is a concern for patient safety. Recent cyberattacks on healthcare facilities around the world have exposed the risks to patients: from treatment delays due to hospital and clinic closures, to the threat harm from personal data theft, to patient death. The recent Covid-19 pandemic has further increased cyberattacks against healthcare organizations. Frontline healthcare workers are often warned about the dangers of poor data management and advised to take precautions to ensure data security. However, many workers are overwhelmed by conflicting administrative priorities, cybersecurity risks go unnoticed.