How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience
Cyberattacks targeting public health and the health sector have increased significantly since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, resulting in disruption to the operations of domestic healthcare systems and services, theft...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/333831606291370861/How-COVID-19-has-Exposed-Cyber-Risks-in-the-Health-Sector-Why-a-Paradigm-Shift-is-Needed-for-Building-Cybersecurity-Resilience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35147 |
| Summary: | Cyberattacks targeting public health and
the health sector have increased significantly since the
outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020,
resulting in disruption to the operations of domestic
healthcare systems and services, theft of medical records,
and significant financial losses, elevating the need to
bring cybersecurity to the forefront of the development
agenda. A broad conceptualization of cybersecurity to
include elements of malicious information campaigns will
help facilitate a focus and better management of this
rapidly developing phenomenon. This brief focuses on how
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed cyber risks in the health
sector, and why a paradigm shift is needed for building
cybersecurity resilience. |
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