2025 maybe the year that the EU focuses on cybersecurity risk management for the EU health sector?

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2025 maybe the year that the EU focuses on cybersecurity risk management for the EU health sector? Under Ursula von der Leyen, got approval for a new EU commission this week. Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, Acting Director for Digital Security, Trust, and Cybersecurity stated this week the commission with work to ensure the Eu healthcare sector is well-equipped to respond to cyber-attacks.ENISAs NIS 2024 Investment report identified the healthcare sector has largest costs of data breaches at around €8.4m ($8.9m) compared to €4.4m ($4.65m) across all sectors.“Because hospitals are increasingly targeted and the healthcare sector is such a diverse industry, we’re now going to zoom in on hospitals and healthcare providers particularly. A large majority of hospitals have never done a security risk assessment.” – Christiane Kirketerp de VironThe healthcare sector is recognised as being especially vulnerable. Demonstrated by numerous successful cyber attacks against healthcare provides across the EU, US and APAC. The EU has taken steps to require healthcare providers manage cybersecurity risk through EU NIS 2 cyber regulation. However more needs to be done to secure the sector.@Thaddeus Dziekanowski Brian D. McCarthyVeritas GRC European Commission#cybersecurity #cyberriskmanagement #cyberregulation #eunis2

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