New Report Reveals Only 44% of Healthcare Institutions Meet National Standards on Cybersecurity

AUSTIN, Texas–Today, CynergisTek, a leading cybersecurity firm helping more than 1,000 hospitals navigate emerging security and privacy issues, released their new annual report, “Moving Forward: Setting the Direction.” The third annual report revealed that only 44 percent of providers across the continuum, including hospital and health systems, conformed to protocols outlined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) – with scores in some cases trending backwards since 2017.