Any healthcare company or provider knows the obvious—hackers are working hard to get into their networks.
The industry has long been in the top 10 for the number of records compromised in data breaches, and now has moved to first place, with more than 100 million records compromised, according to the 2016 IBM X-Force Cyber Security Intelligence Index.
Part of the reason—and perhaps the major driver—is economics. Experts believe that a stolen medical record is worth more than 10 times a stolen credit card.
