Security News > 2021 > August > Hospitals still not protected from dangerous vulnerabilities

How safe are hospitals from common vulnerabilities Ransomware is attacking the bottom line - 48% of hospital executives reported either a forced or proactive shutdown in the last 6 months as a result of external attacks or queries.

Midsize hospitals feeling more pain - Of respondents that experienced a shutdown due to external factors, large hospitals reported an average shutdown time of 6.2 hours at a cost of $21,500 per hour while midsize hospitals averaged nearly 10 hours at more than double the cost or $45,700 per hour.

Dangerous vulnerabilities persist - When asked about common vulnerabilities such as BlueKeep, WannaCry and NotPetya, the majority of respondents said their hospitals were unprotected.

52% of respondents admitted their hospitals were not protected against the Bluekeep vulnerability, and that number increased 64% for WannaCry and 75% for NotPetya.

Lack of automation creates gaps in security - 65% of IT teams in hospitals rely on manual methods for inventory calculations with 7% still in full manual mode.

15% of respondents from midsize hospitals and 13% from large hospitals admitted they have no way to determine the number of active or inactive devices within their networks.

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