Prescription for Protection: Healthcare Industry Observations from CrowdStrike Investigations

CrowdStrike's blog highlights the growing cybersecurity challenges faced by the healthcare sector, exacerbated by mergers and acquisitions and the increasing use of remote access tools. CrowdStrike Services has observed consistent tactics among threat actors targeting healthcare entities, leading to financially motivated attacks, data encryption, and extortion. The blog underscores the importance of stringent cybersecurity measures, such as robust identity verification, risk assessments, and Business Continuity Plans, to mitigate risks. Additionally, the healthcare sector must comply with HIPAA regulations, emphasizing the need for administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect electronic protected health information (ePHI). CrowdStrike advocates for a proactive cybersecurity approach, including the adoption of Zero Trust principles, regular assessments, and having incident response firms on retainer to effectively manage and minimize the impact of cyber threats.