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| Most cyberattacks in rural hospitals are due to human error. (Photo by the National Cancer Institute, Unsplash) |
Liz Carey at the Daily Yonder reported that, according to a Microsoft study, cyberattacks are a real threat to rural hospitals. “In 2022, 44 attacks in Texas exposed nearly 6 million patient records.”
In an interview with the Daily Yonder, Alan Morgan, president and CEO of the National Rural Health Association, addressed the issue of cybersecurity costs.
“It is important to note that large, well-financed national health systems have to date failed to prevent cyber-attacks on their organizations, so for a small rural hospital, with far fewer resources, the issue is even more daunting.”
Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program is providing more than 550 participating rural hospitals in America with free cybersecurity assessments, training and discounts on security products.
“Officials with Microsoft said the goal of the cybersecurity program is to address not only immediate risks facing the hospitals, but to encourage broader systemic challenges as well,” Carey wrote.
“It is important to note that large, well-financed national health systems have to date failed to prevent cyber-attacks on their organizations, so for a small rural hospital, with far fewer resources, the issue is even more daunting.”
Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program is providing more than 550 participating rural hospitals in America with free cybersecurity assessments, training and discounts on security products.
“Officials with Microsoft said the goal of the cybersecurity program is to address not only immediate risks facing the hospitals, but to encourage broader systemic challenges as well,” Carey wrote.
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