The healthcare industry is “cyber poor” and the most targeted sector for data breaches over the past four years, according to a Moody’s Investors Service report from this week.
Moody’s said healthcare’s vulnerable state makes it “target rich,” which could bring service disruptions and personal data disclosures, Healthcare Dive reports.
Nonprofit healthcare organizations received a “very high risk” rating, while corporate healthcare was deemed “high risk.” Providers must ramp up investment in cybersecurity to protect patient data and avoid interruption of critical operations, the report said. Read more.
