Pharmacy Times July 18, 2024
Proactive strategies to protect health care data from hackers.
As number of computing devices has exponentially increased, so has the risk surface area of the information technology (IT) system. Securing data effectively is especially relevant in regulated industries such as health care. Health care organizations often have extremely sensitive and confidential information, such as personally identifiable information, financial information, and protected health information. Patient trust in health care organizations is based on a sacred foundation of confidentiality, which can be violated during a cyberattack.
The Rise of Cybersecurity Threats
Cyberattacks are activities that are used to disrupt, steal, alter, destroy, or degrade data.1 If successful, these can result in a data breach, whereby an unauthorized person or group gains access...