Third-party security risk is substantial – and many providers' readiness is substandard

Healthcare IT News: Four out of five organizations surveyed for a report released Wednesday have experienced a cybersecurity breach precipitated by a third-party vendor over the past 12 months, according to chief information officers, chief information security officers and other C-suite leaders polled.

What's more, the report, from cyber services firm BlueVoyant, found that of the 1,500-plus security pros polled – at organizations of all types in the U.S. and abroad, including healthcare and pharma – the average respondent said their organization had been breached thanks to a vendor partner's own vulnerabilities more than 2.5 times.

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