The coronavirus pandemic clearly hit healthcare organizations in an unparalleled way, including opening them up to extreme vulnerability in the security space. From threats, to vaccine research and delivery, to fundamental shifts in infrastructure and working practices, healthcare businesses faced - and continue to face - a difficult challenge. Seeking to maintain ‘business as usual’ in a politically charged landscape, the pandemic underscores the necessity to deploy state-of-the-art artificial intelligence to stay ahead of cyber-thieves by leveraging autonomous response and protection.