Ransomware: A Public Health Crisis

Ransomware is no longer just an IT risk.
In healthcare, it disrupts care delivery, delays treatment, and directly threatens patient lives. Attacks cascade across entire health systems, overwhelm regional capacity, and impose severe financial and reputational costs. The evidence shows ransomware must be treated as a public health crisis. This paper examines key issues regarding the impact of ransomware in healthcare.
Read the white paper by Halcyon, a Health-ISAC Navigator.
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