CYBERATTACKS TARGETING HEALTHCARE ORGANISATIONS INCREASED 74 % FROM 2021 TO 2022 .
I N D U S T R Y I N V E S T I G A T I O N attacks occurred at a peak in global COVID-19 vaccination programmes .
The money being poured into the development , refining , and rollout of vaccines made the pharma companies a natural target for cyber criminals , particularly those using ransomware .
CYBERATTACKS TARGETING HEALTHCARE ORGANISATIONS INCREASED 74 % FROM 2021 TO 2022 .
But even as pharmaceutical companies face falling sales and increased investor pressure , those threats aren ’ t likely to dissipate . Instead , as digital technologies continue to grow in importance for the sector , it will likely face new and increasingly potent cybersecurity threats . As such , it ’ s critical that players in the sector do everything they can to bolster their cybersecurity efforts .
IoT , invisible attacks and costly breaches
People outside the pharmaceutical and cybersecurity industries may be surprised to learn how rapidly attack incidents have grown , but they should also be aware that the variety of those attacks has grown too . While massive incidents such as the 2017 malware attack on Merck grab all the
Mark Clark , VP Sales EMEA North at Onapsis
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