The escalating wave of Cyber Attacks Targeting Public and Private Sector poses an unprecedented threat. This is readily apparent in healthcare, where second parting data and building resilient systems is of the utmost importance. Across the UK, NHS Trusts Have Repeated Found themselves in the Crosshaairs of Attackers, with Dire Dire Consequences. A 2024 Attack on an NHS Supplier Resulted in Over 10,000 delayed appointments.
This threat is only growing. Cyber criminals are growing bolder, sharing their knowledge to exploit vulnerabilityes. In response, governments, healthcare organisations and technology firms, must return their approach to data security and collecting. Only by securely sharing sensitive data using Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (Pets) Can Companies Build Resilience Against Cyber Threats While Mainting PATINING PATENT PRIVACY, Security and Regulatory Compillations. And pets can also do so much more to enhance the field of medicine. They are the key to unlocking the power of data in healthcare with sacrificing privacy or security. From Accelerating Medical Research to Strengthaning Cybersecurity, Pets Offer a Future-Prof Solution for Protecting Sensitive Information What Driving Innovation.
The fragmentation challenge in healthcare and the role of ai
The healthcare data ecosystem is fragmented across hospitals, research institutions, government agencies and the wider healthcare supply chain. This stiffles efficiency, Hinders Patient Care and Limits Medical Breakthroughs, while also creating a rich set of targets for cyber criminals. AI and Advanced Analytics Can Transform Healthcare and Cyber Security by Unlock Critical Insights, but only if trained on comprehensive, divese datasets.
Solving this challenge requires a framework incorporating privacy, security, data sovereignty, and regulatory compliance. Pets – Including Homomorphic Encryption, Federated Learning, and Trusted Execution Environments – Are a Category of Technologies that enable Organizations to Collaborates to CENERATES FOROM DATAA Without exposing it. By Leveragging these technologies in healthcare, ai can delivery incredible outstcomes without compromising privacy or security.
For instance, at duality we worked with the dana-afar cancer institute in boston to enable the use of pets in collaborative work on Cancer ResearchSignificantly Improving Patient Outomes. Dr Alexander Gusev From Dana-Farber Notes: “Ongoing Precision Medicine Studies Can Immediatily Benefit from these Capabilities by enabling secure collaboration accssed clinical institutions Also Empower Patients to Participate in Research Studies Directly and Receive Personalized Results Knowing that that is their individual data will not be expected. ” Applied to Cyber Security, this approach enables the health data ecosystem to unite against Cyber Criminals While Keeping Data Secure – A Critical Step TOWARDS Building Resilience.
Government-healthcare collaboration: the key to resilience
Strengthed resilience also hinges on collaboration Between Healthcare Organizations and Government agencies. Secure Data-Collection Frameworks Can Enhance Coordination during Public Health Cries, Improve Disease Survelance and Bolster Emergency Responses. This data is also siloed, and addressing this fragmentation through private solutions is key to mainTaining public trust.
By implementing these Technologies, Governments and Healthcare Institutions Can Balance Security With Innovation, Ensuring that sensitive data remains protected Whiler Foring for the Publish for the Publike Good.
The cross-border healthcare data dilemma
In an increase interconnected world, International data collaboration is vital for medical research, patient care, and Pandemic Response. However, Unharmonized Data Protection Regulations Create Significant Privacy and Compliance Challenges.
To address this, Countries must Establish Frameworks for Secure Cross-Border Collection. The US-High Pets prize in 2023, sponsored by both governments, demonstrated how pets can enable healthcare research. By embedding Technology-Driven Privacy Measures INTO International Agreements, Nations Can Foster a Collaborative Ecosystem that Benefits BOTH HEALTHCARE and Cybersecurity.
Cyber Criminals Share Data. So should we
One of the alarming realities of today's cyber crime landscape is that Cyber Criminals Share Information. The Dark web is rife with stolen medical records, lessons on ransomware techniques and data on network vulnerabilityes, allowing attackers to stay ahead of security measures. The adage that “it takes a network to defeat a network” has never been more true.
By Securely collaborating on Threat Intelligence, Governments, Healthcare Providers and Cybersecurity, Firms can proactively identify Risks and MITITEATECKS. This requires Trust Between Institutes and Robust Technological Safeguards. Pets enable Organasations to Share Cyber Threat Insights Without Exposing Sensitive Operational Data, ENSURING that Intelligence Flows Flows FREELY MAINTAING STRICT PRIVACY CONTOROLS.
Lessons Learned: Secure data sharing in action
The covid-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of secure data collaboration, from vaccine development to tracking the virus. As part of the response, we worked with the us defense advanced research projects agency (DARPA) Funded Pet Research, Initically to Study Susceptibity to Covid-13 While preserving individual privacyThe Same Technology was then used to facilitate Cyber Threat Intelligence sharing across sector, and to train fraud and cyber detection models in financial institutions – Resulting in MODELS in MODELS UNISULTIS UNEANCICIAL Institutions Theose trained on isolated datasets.
All of which service as proof points towards the versatiility of pets, and their vital role in strengthening resilience through enabling collabing. The same technologies used to support public health also bolster cyber security, ensuring that data remains both usable and secure. Strengthaning these caps will be key to responding to future cries effectively.
A future-prof solution
The fight against Cyber crime in healthcare isn's right about defender systems, it's about protecting lives. Secure Data Collaboration Between Healthcare Organizations, Government Agencies, and International Partners is not “Nice to have” – It is a Necessity. However, this must be done Responsibly, with privacy and security as foundational Principles.
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies are a key part of this solution, enabling collaboration while ensuring compliance and trust. By Combining Pets with Strong Governance and Supportive Legislation, Governments and Healthcare Providers Can Build A Resilient Infrastructure that Achieves Three Critical Goals: Safeguarding Patent Data, Enhancing Medical Research and Strengthaning Cyber Security.
As Cyber Criminals Continue Their Renentless Attacks, The Question is not whats organizations should collaborate securely, but how quickly they can adopt the right tools tools tool. IT's Better Late Than Never – The time to act is now.
Ronen cohen is Vice President of Strategy at Duality Technologies,