HealthIT Answers October 17, 2024
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Thank you to Telcion for sharing cybersecurity best practices for healthcare organizations.
Protecting patient data is a non-negotiable priority for healthcare organizations. Yet, as cybersecurity breaches become more frequent and sophisticated, the stakes for healthcare IT security are higher than ever. Too many of us have seen firsthand just how vulnerable the healthcare sector is to cyberattacks, and the lessons we’ve learned are critical for anyone responsible for safeguarding sensitive data.
The True Impact of Healthcare Data Breaches
Let’s start with some numbers that should make you stop and think:
- 40,954,697 – the number of patients whose personal data was involved in a breach.
- 319 – the number of medical organizations that were...