Cyberattacks on Hospitals Are Attacks on Communities: Why Ransomware Is a Patient Safety Crisis
In this episode of Building Cyber Resilience: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide, host Josh Howell speaks with John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association. Drawing on nearly 30 years at the FBI and his current work advising more than 5,000 hospitals, Riggi explains why ransomware attacks on healthcare should be treated as threat-to-life events. He breaks down the real-world consequences of cyberattacks, from ambulance diversion to delayed cancer care, and outlines what leaders must do now to prepare for outages that last weeks, not hours.