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'Cyber insecurity' in healthcare is leading to increased patient mortality rates.

The most common consequences of attacks are delayed procedures and tests, resulting in poor patient outcomes for 57% of respondent healthcare providers and increased complications from medical procedures for nearly half, according to the report Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare: The Cost and Impact on Patient Safety and Care.

More than 20% of respondent organizations suffering the four most common types of attacks - cloud compromise, ransomware, supply chain and business email compromise - experienced increased patient mortality rates, according to the study, which surveyed 641 healthcare IT and security practitioners.

Ransomware attacks are most likely to have a negative impact on patient care, leading to delays in procedures or tests in 64% of the organizations and longer patient stays for 59%. Seventy-two percent of respondents said they believe their organizations are vulnerable to a ransomware attack, and 60% said this is the type of attack that concerns them the most.

"Their result is not only tremendous cost but also a direct impact on patient care, endangering people's safety and wellbeing. Most of the IT and security professionals regard their organizations as vulnerable to these attacks, and two-thirds believe that technologies such as cloud, mobile, big data and the Internet of Things - which are all seeing increased adoption - further increase the risks to patient data and safety."

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