Insurance Day
Viewpoint: Vulnerability of doctors’ practices to cyber crime is an opportunity for the market
The coronavirus pandemic has led not only to uncertainty and complex hygiene measures in doctors’ practices. Cyber criminals
are also using the pandemic to launch targeted attacks. Smaller practices have been particularly hit, because the existing
protections on their IT systems are often insufficient. In Asian health services, there is also an increasing risk of cyber
attacks. Recent developments in Germany also demonstrate the magnitude of the threat, but they also suggest how such exposures
can be better managed.