Risks And Cyber Threats To The Healthcare Industry
A data breach in the healthcare industry not only has financial and reputational effects on the company targeted by the threat actors, but the effects could be dramatic for the patients due to the nature of the data disclosed. Individuals’ identity could be stolen directly from hospitals, healthcare insurance companies, and from any system that manages medical records. The cybersecurity company Redspin has published the report “BREACH REPORT 2013” which states that nearly 30 million Americans have had their personal health information breached or accidentally disclosed since 2009....