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How to Better Understand IT Security Risks at Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare Informatics: In the past few months, recent research has revealed that healthcare organizations have been extremely prone to hacks and data breaches, now more than ever before. For one, the Michigan-based Ponemon Institute, which has released its annual patient privacy and security study, found that 90 percent of respondents have had at least one data breach over the past two years, while 38 percent have had more than five data breaches in the same time period. The survey also found that for the first time providers reported that the No. 1 root cause of their data breaches was criminal and malicious attacks, surpassing mistakes and employee negligence.

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