5 Causes of Healthcare Data Breaches
Cybersecurity breaches in healthcare can stem from a variety of sources. According to the Ponemon Institute, the top five causes of data breaches include:
- Criminal attacks
- Third-party snafus
- Stolen devices
- Unintentional employee actions
- Technical system glitches
Source: Ponemon Institute, “Sixth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy & Security of Healthcare Data,” May 2016