How cyber agile is the healthcare sector?

Discover how the healthcare sector is leveraging cyber security as a platform to shield from criminals whilst improving standards and patient welfare.

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Discover how the healthcare sector is leveraging cyber security as a platform to shield from criminals whilst improving standards and patient welfare.

Download the healthcare report

Cyber security as a strategic advantage

In healthcare protecting sensitive data and securing vulnerable systems against cyber attacks can equate to saving lives. However, the healthcare sector can also leverage cyber security to foster collaboration, drive innovation and support digital transformation.

As part of our Cyber Agile Organisation campaign, we explore how the healthcare sector is approaching cyber security. What are the top performers doing right, and where do the biggest opportunities for improvement lie?

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The six dimensions of cyber agility

Preparedness

Cyber Agile Organisations follow cyber security regulations, adopt best practices and keep a sharp watch over their IT systems.

Awareness: Understand your cyber risk profile, with strategies and mitigation measures in place to respond to attacks.
Compliance: Adhere to cyber security regulations and adopt voluntary accreditations and standards.
Connectivity: Have visibility of your IT network, plus safeguards to ensure its security.

Cyber Agile Organisations follow cyber security regulations, adopt best practices and keep a sharp watch over their IT systems.

Awareness: Understand your cyber risk profile, with strategies and mitigation measures in place to respond to attacks.
Compliance: Adhere to cyber security regulations and adopt voluntary accreditations and standards.
Connectivity: Have visibility of your IT network, plus safeguards to ensure its security.

Cyber Agile Organisations follow cyber security regulations, adopt best practices and keep a sharp watch over their IT systems.

Awareness: Understand your cyber risk profile, with strategies and mitigation measures in place to respond to attacks.
Compliance: Adhere to cyber security regulations and adopt voluntary accreditations and standards.
Connectivity: Have visibility of your IT network, plus safeguards to ensure its security.

Cyber Agile Organisations follow cyber security regulations, adopt best practices and keep a sharp watch over their IT systems.

Awareness: Understand your cyber risk profile, with strategies and mitigation measures in place to respond to attacks.
Compliance: Adhere to cyber security regulations and adopt voluntary accreditations and standards.
Connectivity: Have visibility of your IT network, plus safeguards to ensure its security.

Performance

Cyber Agile Organisations align cyber security with business goals through mature strategies, skilled talent and innovative approaches.

Strategy: Develop a mature cyber security strategy and align with broader business goals.
Skills: Ensure employees have a strong security skill set with a robust approach to cyber security training.
Innovation: Enable innovation and organisational transformation through cyber agility.

Cyber Agile Organisations align cyber security with business goals through mature strategies, skilled talent and innovative approaches.

Strategy: Develop a mature cyber security strategy and align with broader business goals.
Skills: Ensure employees have a strong security skill set with a robust approach to cyber security training.
Innovation: Enable innovation and organisational transformation through cyber agility.

Cyber Agile Organisations align cyber security with business goals through mature strategies, skilled talent and innovative approaches.

Strategy: Develop a mature cyber security strategy and align with broader business goals.
Skills: Ensure employees have a strong security skill set with a robust approach to cyber security training.
Innovation: Enable innovation and organisational transformation through cyber agility.

Cyber Agile Organisations align cyber security with business goals through mature strategies, skilled talent and innovative approaches.

Strategy: Develop a mature cyber security strategy and align with broader business goals.
Skills: Ensure employees have a strong security skill set with a robust approach to cyber security training.
Innovation: Enable innovation and organisational transformation through cyber agility.

The big picture for healthcare

39%

of healthcare organisations and institutions are currently experiencing high or very high cyber attack severity.

81%

identified increased customer trust as a significant benefit of cyber agility.

14%

of healthcare organisations and institutions in our study qualified as Cyber Agile Organisations – the lowest proportion of the industries.

39%

of healthcare organisations and institutions are currently experiencing high or very high cyber attack severity.

81%

identified increased customer trust as a significant benefit of cyber agility.

14%

of healthcare organisations and institutions in our study qualified as Cyber Agile Organisations – the lowest proportion of the industries.

How cyber agile is the healthcare sector?

Cyber security as a strategic advantage

The six dimensions of cyber agility

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The big picture for healthcare

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