Today, healthcare organizations are more connected than ever before.

The number of internet-connected devices in healthcare are rising, and the average hospital room is equipped with 15-20 connected medical devices.¹With this proliferation of devices comes both clinical benefits and security risks.

In the past two years, 63% of healthcare organizations experienced a security incident related to unmanaged and IoT devices.² Couple this with the fact that last year, more data breaches were reported in healthcare than any other year on record.³ These breaches have the potential to cause significant harm to healthcare organizations, especially if critical clinical machines are infected.

Care delivery models are also changing. As a direct result of the pandemic, telehealth and virtual visits have increased exponentially. Patients now expect secure healthcare on-demand, from any location. This year alone, the growth of virtual visits is up 124%⁴, and we believe that telehealth will become the new normal in healthcare.

Plus, more clinicians and care teams are working remotely, which means they need secure access to the operational domain and to electronic health and medical records (EHR/EMR). According to healthcare executives in this PwC poll, 70% are prioritizing improving the remote work experience (compared to 49% across other industries) and 67% plan to make remote work a permanent option for roles that allow it (compared to 54% across other industries).⁵

With all these connections, just think of the volume of healthcare data being transferred and stored every day. All of this data requires a strong defense to enhance patient safety and protect organizations from cybersecurity breaches.

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