CYBSAFE FOR
Healthcare & pharmaceutical
£92 million
in direct losses from recovery costs and lost output as a result of the WannaCry attack.
Industry challenges
Patient data is particularly attractive to cyber criminals. It can sell for almost fifty times the price of financial data. Hacking less secure systems of healthcare institutions is both easier and more profitable.
Pharmaceutical companies are usually better protected, but they offer a more lucrative prize. Alongside patient information, hackers could gain valuable drug research data.