Becker's Healthcare April 11, 2019
Hospitals and health systems within the U.S. account for around one-fourth of all U.S. cyberattacks, making healthcare the No. 1 industry targeted by data breaches, according to a survey from law firm Backer & Holster and cited by Corporate Counsel.
The publication interviewed healthcare attorney Lynn Sessions, who is an expert in healthcare cybersecurity. During her 20-plus year career, she has handled more than 550 industry data breaches.
Below are three cybersecurity trends noted by Ms. Sessions.
1. Phishing emails are the biggest source of data breaches, followed by inside jobs.
“The first trend is that healthcare continues to be under attack, both from outside sources such as hackers as well as through some inside jobs. Because HIPAA is the...
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