BreachQuest announced the release of the
"Cybersecurity Risks In Healthcare Report." The report examines top healthcare
threat actors and methods, observations from past cyberattacks, and insights on
ransomware incidence as well as actions and practices organizations can take to
be more secure. The "Elevated Pulse: Cybersecurity Risks In Healthcare
Report" includes original BreachQuest analysis and data along with pooled
research from various sources.
The comprehensive data collection paints a very challenging
environment for healthcare organizations:
- 93% of healthcare
organizations have experienced a data breach in the past three years
- Healthcare organizations
report around 2 breaches per day on average
- Security breaches cost
the healthcare industry $6T by the end of 2020
- In Q1 of 2022 6.9M+
individuals were affected by 136 healthcare breaches
- Negligent breaches are
happening 2x as often as malicious ones
"All organizations need to consider minimizing user friction
for security solutions, but user efficiency and ease of use is especially
important for doctors, nurses, and medical personnel," said Sandy Dunn, CISO of
BreachQuest and former CISO of BlueCross of Idaho. "When an ER team is faced
with a life and death situation and needs information immediately, 16-character
user passwords with a screen that locks in five minutes are not good
solutions."
Based on the data and unique challenges found in the healthcare vertical, the
report provides perspective tips to ensure insurability mitigation and
resilience for organizations. Some of the topics covered include botnets and
healthcare; why healthcare data is so valuable; and how healthcare
organizations should protect themselves when 60% of their breaches come from
vendors.
You can download the report here
and if you are interested in learning more about the best practices, you can
connect with Sandy and other security leaders in the BreachQuest Qmunity.