Abstract:
The paper emphasises the critical nature of the cybersecurity
threats to the global healthcare sector. The examination of quantitative and qualitative research results from official reports, bulletins,
and journals is combined in the study to demonstrate the scope and
impact of non-state and state-backed malicious cyber operations
directed at healthcare systems. In today’s digital age, cyber operations against the healthcare sector are increasing in rate and becoming more sophisticated. Therefore, the paper is relevant. The
paper’s subject is analysing the nature, scope, and consequences of
malicious cyber activity; it examines how it can impact healthcare
systems, patient privacy, and public health. By analysing recent incidents, conducting a taxonomic analysis, and proposing some general strategies to enhance healthcare protection in the face of cybersecurity threats, the paper sheds light on the critically important
issue of cybersecurity threats in the healthcare sector, which is the
purpose of the paper. The study’s novelty is that this paper offers a
taxonomic analysis of cybersecurity threats that provides a struc-
tured framework to understand the threats and propose some general suggestions to enhance the protection of the global healthcare
sector.
Brief conclusions: 1) State-backed malicious cyber operations
can significantly compromise the quality of healthcare and patient
safety; 2) Decision-making centers in the healthcare sector are recommended to pay attention to the need to modernize cybersecurity
policies since, as studies show, more and more healthcare organisations are becoming victims of
transnational malicious cyber operations.
