Pharma a prime target for cyber attacks, expert says

9 February 2021
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The pharmaceutical industry is now frequently the number one target of cybercriminals around the world, as drugmakers move toward increased digitization and storing valuable data online.

This is a finding in a report from Deloitte that is cited by Jack Garnsey, product manager for VIPRE SafeSend and Security Awareness Training, as he explained that the high value of the data held by pharma companies make them attractive to criminals.

'Catastrophic consequences'

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