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Achi Lewis , Area Vice President of EMEA for Absolute Software and compliance function . Without continuous endpoint visibility , organisations cannot validate data protection .
The cybersecurity landscape , however , extends beyond individual organisations , involving an interconnected ecosystem of contractors and service providers that may also have access to private health information . Performance Health Technology ( PH TECH ), a service provider for Oregon Health Plan was among the organisations impacted by attacks by targeting a critical vulnerability in MOVEit file transfer software . An investigation found the attacker used MOVEit to access and download data files from PH TECH , impacting more than 1.7 million Oregon Health Plan members .
Strategic focus
Cyberattacks against the healthcare industry are particularly threatening , directly impacting patient safety and care . A survey conducted by Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint of IT and security professionals in healthcare found that two-thirds of healthcare organisations impacted by ransomware , supply chain attacks and cloud compromise attacks reported disruptions in patient care as a result . The disruptions ranged from an increase in complications in medical procedures to delays in testing .
Another example in 2023 was Prospect Medical Holdings , a healthcare provider that operates hospitals , clinics and outpatient
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