Originally posted on DāSTOR LLC.
Healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure to protect patient data while maintaining uninterrupted clinical operations. Ransomware activity continues to target hospitals, regulatory scrutiny is rising, and years of accumulated unstructured data have made security and compliance more difficult to manage. At the same time, many organizations are being asked to modernize infrastructure and prepare for cloud adoption with limited internal resources.
As a strategic technology partner to the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA), DāSTOR is working with member hospitals to bring unstructured data under control, strengthen security, and build a more reliable foundation for future AI and analytics. This collaboration focuses on giving hospitals a clearer view of their data so they can reduce risk, curb costs, and move forward with confidence.
Unstructured Data Risk in Healthcare
Much of a hospital’s most sensitive information lives in unstructured form, including clinical documents, imaging files, shared drives, and historical records. These files often remain accessible long after their primary use has ended, increasing storage costs and expanding the attack surface for ransomware and other threats.
When teams lack a complete inventory of this data, several challenges follow:
- Limited visibility into where sensitive patient data resides
- Greater exposure during ransomware and breach events
- Compliance risk from over-retention and inconsistent classification
- Rising storage and backup costs driven by low-value data
Many hospitals already invest in security tools, yet still lack visibility into the data those tools are meant to protect.
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