The Impact of Ransomware on Healthcare During COVID-19 and Beyond

The purpose of this research is to understand how COVID-19 has impacted how healthcare delivery organizations protect patient care and patient information from increasing virulent cyberattacks, especially ransomware. Prior to COVID-19, 55 percent of respondents say they were not confident they could mitigate the risks of ransomware. In the age of COVID-19, 61 percent of respondents are not confident or have no confidence.

Sponsored by Censinet, Ponemon Institute surveyed 597 IT and IT security professionals in Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOs). In the context of this research, HDOs are entities that deliver clinical care and rely upon the security of third parties with whom they contract services and products. These include integrated delivery networks, regional health systems, community hospitals, physician groups, and payers