Industries

Healthcare

In healthcare, a cyberattack is not just a financial event. When systems go down, surgeries get canceled, prescriptions go unfilled, and nurses lose access to records that keep patients safe. Healthcare has been the costliest industry for data breaches for 14 consecutive years.

$9.77M

Average cost of a healthcare data breach — the costliest of any industry for 14 consecutive years.

IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024

192.7M

Americans whose protected health information was exposed in the Change Healthcare breach in 2024.

HHS OCR / Change Healthcare, July 2025

80%+

Of stolen patient records came not from hospitals, but from third-party vendors and business associates.

AHA 2025 Cybersecurity Year in Review

A Letter to Healthcare Leaders

— James Spitler, Founder & CEO, Aktoh Cyber

On February 21, 2024, ALPHV/BlackCat encrypted Change Healthcare's systems. Change Healthcare processes 15 billion healthcare transactions annually — touching 1 in every 3 patient records. The entry point was a Citrix remote access portal that lacked multi-factor authentication. One portal. No MFA. The entire U.S. healthcare payment infrastructure went dark. 94% of hospitals reported financial impact. 74% reported direct disruption to patient care. Healthcare has been the most expensive industry for data breaches for fourteen consecutive years. Patient records sell for up to $1,000 on dark web markets — 50 times the value of a compromised credit card. And more than 80% of stolen patient records came not from hospitals — they came from third-party vendors. Aktoh deploys autonomous AI defense that works inside the constraints of healthcare — not despite them.

Clinical Environment Deception

Sleight Platform

Decoy EHR records, phantom patient portals, and honeypot billing system nodes. An attacker who gains access interacts with clinical-grade decoys while your real patient data is untouched.

24/7 Autonomous Threat Detection

Horsemen Platform

AI agents monitoring for credential anomalies, lateral movement, and unusual data access behaviors. Detection in hours, not the 89 days it took to discover the average healthcare breach in 2024.

Third-Party Risk Management

Where 80% of Breaches Begin

Monitor every third-party access pathway — EHR vendors, billing clearinghouses, telehealth platforms — and detect behavioral anomalies before they become your breach notification.

HIPAA & Regulatory Alignment

HHS CPGs, HIPAA Security Rule, OCR Readiness

Map your security posture against HIPAA requirements and HHS Cybersecurity Performance Goals. When OCR comes calling, you have documented evidence of a reasonable security program.

Medical Device & IoT Security

The Unmonitored Attack Surface

73% of connected medical devices run outdated operating systems. Aktoh provides passive monitoring of medical device networks without interfering with clinical operation.

Healthcare Incident Response Planning

Clinical Continuity When Systems Go Down

Incident response plans that account for clinical continuity, HIPAA 60-day notification requirements, OCR reporting obligations, and the reality that patient care cannot pause.