Should Government Play a Bigger Role in Healthcare Cybersecurity?

According to a 2023 report by the US Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, the number of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector doubled in 2023 from the year prior. So far in 2024 that accelerated trajectory shows no sign of slowing down.The incident at Change Healthcare and the downstream impact it had on the entire healthcare sector was yet another wake-up call for the industry. We need to do more to protect the vital healthcare infrastructure and ecosystem. However, with healthcare revenues under pressure and operational costs rising, healthcare organizations are struggling to dedicate resources to cybersecurity.In light of that, many have wondered whether the government has a role to play in healthcare cybersecurity.To get an answer to that question, and to several other healthcare cybersecurity challenges, we asked Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal at Medigate by Claroty.