MedCity News October 18, 2024
Katie Adams

New research shows that there are more than 14,000 unique IP addresses across the globe exposing patients’ potentially sensitive medical information on the public internet. Nearly half of these exposures are in the U.S.

Many have lauded the digital transformation occurring in the healthcare sector. By modernizing its technology, the healthcare industry is moving away from inefficient methods of data exchange, such as faxing. The industry is also equipping its clinicians and business decision makers with more data than ever, thanks to new AI tools and advanced analytics models.

However, healthcare’s digital transformation isn’t without consequences — as devices and systems become more connected, the risk of exposing patient data increases. Last week, cybersecurity software vendor Censys released a report...

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