C-Level Execs Tend to Overestimate Cloud Security, Report Shows

There is a significant disparity in how management and C-suite executives assess their organizations’ cloud-based cybersecurity, and how secure they really are, according to the new ClearDATA 2022 report, “A False Sense of Cybersecurity.”

Despite the high level of the risk of data-hacking experienced in the healthcare space, the Austin-based cloud provider not only found the healthcare leaders it surveyed to be overly optimistic, but also that many of the larger provider organizations outsource their security and compliance, Healthcare IT News reports.

Of the 200 IT, security and compliance leaders from hospitals and health systems, 85% responded with confidence in their cloud security and compliance programs.

“While many providers believe their cloud infrastructure is well secured, the truth is they still have a long way to go to meet the minimum threshold for effective protection against an increasing attack surface,” said ClearDATA researchers in the report. Read More.

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