University of New Mexico hospital diverts ambulances after cyberattack
A cyberattack forced a New Mexico hospital to divert ambulances and suspend surgeries, starkly illustrating the patient-safety consequences that NIS2's essential-entity requirements aim to prevent across European healthcare.
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For about two hours on Monday, the organization diverted ambulances to health systems in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. They were forced to suspend outpatient surgeries and appointments for the remainder of the day.
Editorial Analysis
Hospital service disruptions from cyberattacks carry direct patient-safety consequences and preview the operational-resilience failures NIS2 is designed to address for European essential entities.
Stress-test business-continuity plans for clinical and operational-technology environments against ransomware scenarios that force service diversion.
A hospital forced to divert ambulances after a cyberattack illustrates why NIS2 mandates operational-resilience controls for healthcare.
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