Healthcare Industry Faces Rising Cybersecurity Threats [Video]

Reveals Seqrite in ‘India Cyber Threat Report 2025’

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Pune/New Delhi, December 20, 2024:

The healthcare sector in India has emerged as the most targeted industry for cyber threats, according to the latest cyber threat report released by Seqrite, the enterprise security arm of Quick Heal, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions. The report, prepared by researchers at Seqrite Labs, India’s largest malware analysis facility, in collaboration with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), highlights a concerning trend, with healthcare accounting for 21.82% of all detected cyber threats in 2024, surpassing other high-risk industries such as hospitality (19.57%) and banking, financial services, and insurance (17.38%).

The report, titled ‘India Cyber Threat Report 2025’, also reveals that the healthcare industry experienced an average of 37.29 detections per endpoint, the highest among all sectors analyzed. This vulnerability is attributed to several factors, including the sensitive nature of medical data, outdated systems, and the rapid digitization of healthcare services such as …