HealthLeaders Media May 25, 2022
David Weldon

Hospitals must weigh several factors, including staff needs and overall risk appetite.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Hospitals typically spend 5%–15% of an IT budget on information security
  • Regulatory compliance issues determine where security investments must be made
  • The need to hire new security leaders is a quick way to push security budgets to new heights

The healthcare sector continues to be a favorite target for cybercriminals, who place great value on patient data. Information about a person’s identity, medical conditions, treatments, and procedures enable threat actors to attempt all sorts of fraud, including fake medical billings and insurance claims.

The dark web, the global underground marketplace for stolen data, is rife with the sale of personally identifiable information (PII) and...

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