The healthcare industry experienced devastating effects from DNS attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, more so than other industries, a report from Ef

Healthcare suffering from DNS attacks more than other industries

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2021-07-19 05:00:03

The healthcare industry experienced devastating effects from DNS attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, more so than other industries, a report from EfficientIP and IDC shows.

The report shows that the average cost per attack in healthcare increased to $862,630, a rise of 12% from last year and the sharpest increase seen by any industry.

The report shows that healthcare is more vulnerable than other industries to a variety of consequences from attacks: healthcare is the most likely industry to suffer application downtime, with 53% of healthcare companies in the survey reporting that. Healthcare also saw the highest rate of compromised websites at 44% and the highest rate of brand damage at 31%.

During a time when the health industry is already experiencing other stressors related to the pandemic, downtimes in apps and services or cloud accessibility could have heavy consequences for both patients and providers.

Other negative effects include cloud service downtime (46%), loss of business (34%), and stolen customer information (23%) – up from 13% last year. Customer information is particularly sensitive in the healthcare sector, which makes it an attractive target – particularly so during a time of high-stress for the industry.