Healthcare Innovation November 6, 2023
Jeff Stravers and Dave Van Bruggen

Two cybersecurity leaders look at the confluence of cybersecurity and cloud computing issues in the present moment

Although 2023 is not over yet, it has already emerged as a sadly historic year for healthcare CIOs and IT leaders. This year is “on pace to smash all previous records regarding data theft attacks and ransomware attacks against hospitals and health systems,” according to the American Hospital Association’s national cybersecurity advisor John Riggi.

Riggi points out that already 400 incidents, resulting in the theft of protected health information of 74 million people have been reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights, which tracks and investigates healthcare data breaches.

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Topics: Cloud, Cybersecurity, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HHS, Provider, Technology
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