Towards a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Specific for the Healthcare Sector: Focus on Hospitals

The intersection of healthcare and technology has brought unprecedented advancements, improving patient care, and enhancing operational efficiency. However, this integration has also exposed the healthcare sector to significant cybersecurity challenges. With the increasing digitization of patient records and the reliance on interconnected systems, healthcare organizations are becoming attractive targets for malicious actors seeking to exploit vulnerabilities for financial gain or to disrupt critical healthcare services. Our main contribution is a cybersecurity maturity level specific to the healthcare sector with a focus on hospital; based on rigorous Research Science Design Methodology. In other words, this research aims to investigate and address the multifaceted cybersecurity issues within the healthcare sector, focusing on hospitals, analyzing their cybersecurity profiles, proposing effective ways to accelerate cyber risks assessment in order to safeguard patient data, maintain system integrity, and ensure the continuity of healthcare services.