On October 14, 2025, the sun is going down on Windows 10’s side of town. For healthcare IT professionals, this looming deadline isn't just another date on the calendar — it's the finish line for a very complex migration marathon.

The modern healthcare sector has become an increasingly attractive target for cybercriminals. With new stories of data leaks and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities making headlines seemingly every week, what is it about healthcare organizations that makes them such a tempting mark for digital attacks?

It turns out the reasons are numerous and complex. Let's explore why this industry is so frequently in the crosshairs of cyberattacks and why cybersecurity is vital to modern healthcare today.

While cybersecurity remains top of mind for healthcare professionals, the industry lacks some readiness to deal with threats in several areas, according to a 2024 Cisco study.

IT frustrations continually plague health organizations across the U.S. Disjointed and poorly supported technology compromises patient care, contributes to clinician burnout, and wastes billions of dollars a year. The good news? The three most challenging IT struggles the healthcare industry is facing today are more manageable than most business leaders realize.

The healthcare industry and its patients have benefited greatly from the Healthcare Internet of Things (IoT), the wide-ranging collection of medical gadgets that can connect to a network and help improve patient care in real time.

Every day, millions of these medical devices connect to hospital networks, where they generate, transfer and store protected health information (PHI) as well as data from other electronic health records (EHR), clinical workstations and smart hospital applications.

At its core, HIPAA ensures health organizations maintain patient confidentiality. The best way to do that? Technology.