Healthcare

With cyberattacks on healthcare facilities on the rise, companies need to ensure that their patient data is safe. Firewalls and antivirus software no longer protect data the way it used to. The HIPAA Privacy Rule covers patient information being transported throughout the system. Whether that be physical or ePHI (electronic Personal Health Information).

Many hospitals and healthcare facilities contain upwards of 500,000 medical devices and computers. Having this many devices unprotected poses a huge risk to exposing patient information. Unprotected data can also be changed by hackers, which can lead to wrong decisions by doctors/nurses. Oftentimes, healthcare workers spend too much time struggling with technology, and this leaves less time to focus on patient care. Hospitals and healthcare centers need to adopt technology that is efficient and keeps patient information safe.

According to IBMs 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report:

 Healthcare companies lost an average of $7.13 million on data breaches.