The EU needs a robust framework and tools to evaluate causal connections between cyber incidents and adverse health effects to monitor and research the rising risk of cyber incidents in an increasingly digitized healthcare environment.
Evidence Lacking On How Cyber Attacks Impact Patients
More Research Is Needed
Without new tools, cyber security risks related to the increasing digitization of healthcare will remain unmonitored and under-researched, a new report warns.

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