http://healthitsecurity.com/2014/11/04/cybersecurity-breaches-rise-healthcare/
By John Trobough
Health IT Security
November 4, 2014
The US healthcare industry has embraced its digital future — and that
future is dependent on the Internet. The passage and implementation of
recent legislation has mandated the adoption of connected healthcare
technology as a way to reduce costs, increase patient privacy, and improve
care collaboration and quality of healthcare services.
Healthcare providers are introducing Internet-enabled patient monitoring
devices that transmit readings of vital signs, send alerts if readings are
abnormal, enable communication between patients and their physicians or
nurses and make patients’ private electronic health records available on
their physicians’ tablets or smartphones wherever they are. But with all
this data comes risks.
The Dangers of a Networked Healthcare System
As the healthcare system rapidly embraces digital information and Internet
of Things (IoT) for connected care, the risk for cybersecurity breaches
goes up. Other industries, including retail and financial services, have
made headlines in recent years because of their vulnerabilities to cyber
attackers, who are stealing credit card numbers and other private consumer
information.
A recent BitSight Insights report found that healthcare organizations have
both a high volume of security incidents and the slowest response time
compared to other industries, with the average event duration being 5.3
days. The healthcare industry also saw the largest percentage increase in
cybersecurity incidents from April 2013 to March 2014.
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