Health IT Security January 14, 2021
Jessica Davis

More than half of health IT leadership sees connected medical devices and cloud security as the leading health IT security challenges brought on by COVID-19 measures.

Cloud security and connected medical device security are the biggest IT challenges healthcare entities are facing under the current landscape, according to 46 percent of IT leaders surveyed in a recent Masergy report, sponsored by Fortinet.

Thirty-six percent of those leaders ranked the greatest challenge as the expanded remote and mobile workforce brought on by COVID-19.

The drastic increase in the use of IoMT and cloud platforms in the last year in response to the global pandemic has led to an equal rise in network demands. Fortunately, the shift has also led to a...

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Topics: Cloud, Cybersecurity, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Medical Devices, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
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