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Healthcare Should Expect More Cyberattacks In 2017 |
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Healthcare Should Expect More Cyberattacks In 2017
by Scott E. Rupp
There's likely good money to be made for gamblers by betting on a plethora of cybersecurity attacks to occur in the year ahead. Some of them are going to be in healthcare; most are not. No matter the industry sector, the fact is we can expect a rise in attacks in 2017.
The healthcare industry should ready itself for a rough road ahead, with criminals continuing to hold patient records for ransom, according to credit reporting firm Experian. Electronic health record systems also are likely to be a primary target of attacks.
"Personal medical information remains one of the most valuable types of data for attackers to steal," Modern Healthcare reports.
As expected, health systems are the perfect target for cyberattacks because the data set contained is so vital — names, addresses, Social Security numbers and tons of other personal information. And there will always be at least one interested buyer for stolen patient records: the provider who created them and wants them back.
Read full article on MultiBriefs.
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