The vast interconnectedness of healthcare operations involving patient data makes disruptive cyber incidents inevitable. Healthcare organizations must reassess their approach to cybersecurity and move beyond purely defensive tactics to resilience measures that enable continuous operations and recovery from an event.

Healthcare must move toward a culture of cyber-resilience. The familiar rhythm of how the healthcare industry responds to cyber threats — improving defenses after a breach and then slowly letting them wane — is not sustainable. It might work for a while, but either hackers eventually catch up or organizations start to deprioritize cybersecurity, and the cycle starts all over again. Cyber threats are not just occasional emergencies. They are a persistent, daily threat to operations and patient care.