One in five healthcare files is open to all employees

A new report from Varonis reveals some startling statistics about healthcare data, with almost 20 percent of files open to all employees in an organization. In addition the average healthcare organization has over 31,000 files -- including those that include HIPAA-protected information, financial data, and proprietary research -- open to everyone. The percentage of files open to all is greater in small and medium organizations (25 percent and 23 percent) than in larger ones (16 percent). On their first day at work, new employees at small companies may have instant access to over 11,000 exposed files, and nearly half of… [Continue Reading]