- Between 2015 and 2016, 48% of healthcare organizations suffered a data breach incident involving the loss or exposure of patient information. The industry reported that 140 million patient records were breached.
- A total of 79 percent of the security threats in the healthcare industry are related to system failures. System downtime and the unavailability of patient information can put patients' lives at risk.
- The majority of healthcare organizations say that legacy systems and new technologies, such as cloud-based data storage and IoT, pose a greater risk to patient information than employee negligence.
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