Hospital data is some of the most sensitive to cyber attacks - networks keep medical records for millions of patients and electronic devices keep patients alive by monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and pumping blood. After data breaches in hospitals at the University of Washington Medicine's network and the UCLA Health system, the healthcare industry is in dire need of solutions for cyber security  

Like any large company, a modern hospital has hundreds — even thousands — of workers using countless computers, smartphones and other electronic devices that are vulnerable to security breaches, data thefts and ransomware attacks.  

But hospitals are unlike other companies in two important ways. They keep medical records, which are among the most sensitive data about people. And many hospital electronics help keep patients alive, monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and even breathing and pumping blood for those in the most dire conditions.  

A 2013 data breach at the University of Washington Medicine medical group compromised about 90,000 patients' records and resulted in a $750,000 fine from federal regulators. In 2015, the UCLA Health system, which includes a number of hospitals, revealed that attackers accessed a part of its network that handled information for 4.5 million patients.