Almost half of US healthcare organizations breached in the past year

A new report from information security specialist Thales e-Security reveals that 48 percent of US healthcare organizations reported getting breached in the last year, more than 2.5 times the rate from two years ago. In addition 56 percent report feeling either 'very' or 'extremely' vulnerable to data breaches. More than three-quarters (77 percent) reported at least one breach at some time in the past. This is the highest percentage among all US vertical industries polled in this year’s report. The healthcare industry has been turning its attention towards embracing technologies, including cloud, big data, the IoT and containers in order… [Continue Reading]