The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March created an environment in which cybercriminals thrive, with the healthcare sector being the soft target.
In the past seven months, there has been an increase in cyber-attacks targeting health facilities by criminals out to take advantage of security gaps left by staff in their rush to contain the virus.
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