How AI Can Help Fight Healthcare Ransomware Threats

Healthcare is facing more ransomware threats every day, and is a prime target for such attacks. However, the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) explained in a recent paper that artificial intelligence could greatly aid organizations in creating stronger cybersecurity defenses.

ICIT stated in “How to Crush the Health Sector’s Ransomware Pandemic: The Machine Learning Based Artificial Intelligence Revolution Starts Now!” that machine learning based AI throughout the Internet of Things (IoT) microcosm could help detect, respond to, and predict threats.

“The healthcare industry is the primary perpetual target of cyber attackers due to the massive amounts of disparate data collected, stored, and inadequately protected,” wrote lead author ICIT Senior Fellow James Scott. “Early adoption of sophisticated algorithmic defenses such as machine learning or artificial intelligence solutions will transform healthcare cyber defenses beyond the capabilities of average attackers.”

Healthcare is already utilizing cognitive and AI solutions for big data analytics and for clinical applications, Scott added. It’s now necessary for healthcare “to responsibly protect its patients and their data by adopting algorithmic defense solutions.”

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