Why Is Healthcare Data Frequently the Target of Ransomware Attacks

question 23

Multiple Choice

Why is healthcare data frequently the target of ransomware attacks?

• A) Cyber attackers disagree with the way the healthcare industry works.
• B) Healthcare data is more plentiful than other types of data.
• C) Healthcare data is time sensitive, so cyber attackers are more likely to get paid quickly
• D) Cyber attackers would rather ransom the data than destroy it because they realize its importance.

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Definitions:

Probability Distribution

A function in mathematics that determines the chances of different outcomes for a given experiment.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of values, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Standard Deviation

An indicator that quantifies the extent of spread or diversity among values in a dataset, showing how far the values diverge from the average.

Retries

The number of attempts to perform an action after initial failures.