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Healthcare organizations underprepared for quantum computing threats

Original: Healthcare organizations are underprepared for quantum computing threats

Healthcare Dive reports that healthcare organizations are largely unprepared for the cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computing, which could eventually break current encryption methods protecting patient data. The warning highlights a gap between the emerging threat and the sector's readiness, with hospitals and health systems urged to begin planning cryptographic upgrades before quantum capabilities mature.

Why now: Quantum computing's potential to break encryption has prompted fresh warnings about vulnerable health data security.

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