Healthcare

As was predicted nearly a year ago, 2015 has been the year of the data breach. And yet, the reality is that there haven’t necessarily been more data breaches in 2015 than in 2014 (statistics show breaches nearly on par between 2015 and 2014), but that the breaches have been larger than ever before. Such large data breaches have created a culture of fear, affecting consumers and organizations alike....

Being compliant does not mean your organization is safe, nor does it mean that your organization is immune to repercussions at the hands of a data breach. In an article on CSO Online, Compliant does not equal protection: our false sense of security, I discuss the nuances of regulatory compliance and how, while important in driving protection standards, they could lead to complacency in setting security standards.

While we have seen many organizations in the healthcare industry with mature security postures, as a whole the healthcare industry continues to struggle with security. According to the latest release of Digital’s Building Security in Maturity Model (BSIMM6), the healthcare industry lags behind other sectors when it comes to software security.

HIPAA regulations have continued to challenge healthcare organizations across the country, exposing major cracks in the foundation of healthcare data security processes. Healthcare organizations have the greatest number of data security challenges of any industry, as the top target for cyber attacks with highly complicated healthcare networks, a growing amount of electronic healthcare records and an increasingly mobile workforce.

The healthcare industry sees 340% more security incidents and attacks than the average industry, according to new research. The 2015 Industry Drill-Down Report - Healthcare reveals that the healthcare industry continues to be highly-targeted, due to the high value of healthcare data as well as the new wave of connected devices adding additional attack vectors to this highly complicated industry.