BrandPost: Examining the Top Cyberthreats Plaguing the Pharmaceutical Industry

As pharmaceutical companies continue to embrace digital transformation, their highly sensitive, valuable information becomes even more at risk for cyberattacks. Today’s threat actors are better resourced and more capable of achieving their nefarious goals than ever before. In addition to hackers seeking financial gain, pharma companies also contend with the full capabilities of nation-states or other pharmaceutical companies with state sponsorship.

In fact, as the race to bring a coronavirus vaccine to market accelerates, threats are increasing. In July, cybersecurity agencies and authorities in the UK and Canada released a joint warning of attacks targeting COVID-19 research and vaccine development facilities. The concern is that such attacks could cause delays in delivering vaccines, which could put millions of lives at risk.

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