HealthIT Answers October 26, 2023
Industry Expert

By John Trest, Chief Learning Officer, VIPRE Security Group

Healthcare organizations find themselves on the front lines of an ongoing battle to protect sensitive patient information, and emerging information shows that the sector experiences more data breaches than any other industry. Adding to this volatility is that attack vectors are constantly changing, and AI tools like ChatGPT, are making it easier for nefarious groups to create more customized, realistic looking spam emails.

For medical practices, there’s never been a better time to ramp-up their team’s awareness of the various threats lurking in cyberspace. As cyber-attacks rapidly become more sophisticated, old-school security awareness training doesn’t hack (pun intended) it anymore for healthcare organizations.

Recent research shows that 91% of data breaches...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Cybersecurity, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, HIPAA, Patient / Consumer, Privacy / Security, Provider, Technology
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