The new EU Commissioner for Technology, Security and Democracy, Hena Virkunen, said that modern healthcare has made incredible progress through digital transformation, which means that citizens have better access to healthcare. He said he is doing so.
“Unfortunately, healthcare systems are also exposed to cybersecurity incidents and threats. That is why we are launching an action plan to ensure the resilience of healthcare systems, healthcare organizations, and connected medical devices. ,” she said. “Prevention is better than cure, so we need to prevent cyber-attacks from occurring. But if they do happen, we should do everything in our power to be able to detect them and quickly respond and recover.” It needs to be arranged.”
One proposal is for EU cybersecurity agency Enisa to establish a support center where hospitals and other healthcare providers can receive guidance, tools, services and training.