How Healthcare Organizations Can Protect Sensitive Data
Cyberthreats are a major challenge for hospitals and other medical providers; these steps can help them secure patient information.
Healthcare data is an especially attractive target for cybercriminals. Information that can be readily changed, such as a credit card number, is not as valuable as data such as Social Security numbers, birthdates, current and past addresses or next of kin, which are often found in medical records. Because this data is permanent, it can…