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Healthcare Information Security: How To Protect Patients’ Data<\/h2>\n

The healthcare sector is much like any other organization; however, it is the limited understanding of compounding threats of malware, hackers, and supply chain problems within the industry, that makes it susceptible to astronomical risk.<\/p>\n

Within a day, there is a considerable exchange of patient data in the way of electronic health records, sign-in processes, credit card information, biometric confirmation, etc. All this information is stored in one too many devices, and when hospital workers don’t want to keep entering and changing passwords, they use personal laptops to bypass what IT has put in place.<\/p>\n

This adds up to more vulnerabilities because rogue devices become conduits for data loss when used to access patient records outside the hospital’s cloud services without tight security controls. As with most organizations that handle extremely sensitive data, the exposure risk in the healthcare industry is potentially high. To mitigate these susceptibilities will begin with identifying top threats and figuring out how to safeguard patient data.<\/p>\n

CYBERSECURITY CONCERNS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY<\/h3>\n

Why is the healthcare sector a magnet for hackers? After Social Security Numbers, patient data is the second most at-risk information, and breaches originate from within the hospital.<\/p>\n

Unlike financial institutions, which are heavily protected, hospitals are subject to numerous hack attacks because they are a bit lax with introducing more stringent security measures. When hackers get their hands on health records and related data from high-profile patients, they can easily make money selling pictures, medical records, addresses, and even sensitive financial data to the highest bidder. In turn, a patient’s information can be used to commit fraudulent activities like blackmail.<\/p>\n

The following are examples of cybersecurity threats<\/a> and how to protect patient data:<\/p>\n