In light of the recent Premera and Anthem breaches, a spotlight is now shining on healthcare businesses, regarding their ability to defend patients’ sensitive information. Security wonks have been warning for years that healthcare businesses are in a lot of trouble, security-wise. Criminals are targeting medical records because of their value, and as a result, medical breaches are the fastest growing type of breach. What can businesses do to get themselves out of the crosshairs?
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 783 medical breaches in 2014, compared with 614 breaches on the 2013 ITRC Breach List, a dramatic increase of 27.5 percent year over year. This has put healthcare industry breaches in first place for the largest number of breaches, for the last several years running, with over 40% of the total number of breaches. This is no surprise: medical records are worth more on the black market than payment card data.
Premera Breach: Healthcare businesses in the crosshairs
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.