Reporting on cybersecurity issues tends to focus on the results of a breach. However, the most important takeaway is how an event happened in the first place. By understanding the incident’s cause and the direction of cybercrime trends, healthcare organizations can more effectively protect their data, their infrastructure and their reputation, Security Intelligence reports.
Theft and unauthorized access to financial assets often make headlines because they’re dramatic. But the hacking of healthcare systems is now a top concern, and healthcare organizations must proactively protect themselves against these attacks.
Has healthcare finally reached a plateau in terms of the number of breaches the industry experiences? After a 250% rise in breach numbers from 2011 to 2021, the Fortified Health Security 2023 Horizon Report revealed that the number of breaches did decrease slightly in 2022. However, according to the IBM 2022 Cost of a Data Breach report, the healthcare industry is still the costliest industry for a breach — at $10.1 million on average — for the 12th year in a row. Read more.
