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Why the Healthcare Sector Must Prioritise Modern Data Protection

Image sourced from Healthcare Finance. The pandemic has put a significant strain on all industry sectors none more so than in healthcare where there was a need to adopt more data-driven planning and decision-making at lightning speed. At a time when expanding remote care, telemedicine, and m-health initiatives have become the order of the day, the spotlight has turned to the safeguarding of sensitive information at a scale comparable to the financial services sector. This is for good reason. According to the ‘Veeam Top Trends in Data Protection, Healthcare Edition 2022’ report, 76% of global healthcare organisations had at least one ransomware attack in the last year. This has contributed to an almost 5% increase in data protection budgets that include backup, business continuity, and disa...