Healthcare faces threats from cybercriminal activity at rates that continue to rise. The patient data that they access and maintain is valuable on the dark web in more ways than one. It can be an access point for a greater breach and then used to manipulate or steal identities and attack victims individually.
To protect this patient data, HIPAA has been established to provide rules and guidelines for the handling of information securely. But there is one method of attack that is growing and might be overlooked when it comes to protecting patient data. It doesn’t lie within the process, but in the products that are used to electronically transfer information.
