Subpar Data Security Continues in Healthcare Industry
June 10, 2016
2015 has a notorious characterization as a terrible year for data breaches in the healthcare industry. Unfortunately, even though 2016 is well underway, companies haven’t made the substantial preventative measures needed to prevent the same thing from happening again. That’s the conclusion reached by the Ponemon Institute after compiling data from its sixth annual survey.
Let’s take a look at some of the glaring problems related to data security in healthcare, and explore why they’re still so prevalent.
Half of Data Breaches Are Caused by Mistakes
The above mentioned survey revealed mistakes are to blame in half of all healthcare data breaches. Specifically, breaches were related to blunders made by third-party companies, unintentional errors made by hospital employees and failures to keep computers properly secured against theft. Analysts suggest user mistakes could be reduced if data security were prioritized across entire organizations, though not just by enforcing rigid rules.
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