Data stolen from a bank quickly becomes useless once the breach is discovered and passcodes are changed. But data from the healthcare industry, which includes both personal identity and medical histories, can live a lifetime.
Cyberattacks will cost hospitals more than $305 billion over the next five years and one in 13 patients will have their data compromised by a hack, according to industry consultancy Accenture.
AccentureAnd a study by the Brookings Institute predicts that one in four data breaches this year will hit healthcare.
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Source: COMPUTER WORLD