Healthcare: A Growing Cyber Sickness

October 2016

A number of reports have shown that cyber attacks are costing the healthcare industry billions of dollars annually. Criminals are increasingly going after medical records and healthcare databases owing to their value. Cyber security risks in healthcare have drawn attention to the vulnerability of hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers.

What was the frequency of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violations over the past five years? How much was the median loss in healthcare cyber attacks? What was the percentage increase of Protected Health Information (PHI) losses between 2006 and 2011 for printed records, servers, laptops, desktop, website, portable data storage device, and other sources?

This infographic, which forms part of a series of infographics released by Advisen and Hiscox, responds to these questions. It also looks into which revenue groups suffered more PHI losses, as well as the size of breaches that occurred more frequently.

Click here to download the full infographic: http://www.advisenltd.com/2016/10/12/healthcare-a-growing-cyber-sickness/

Hiscox Ltd. Advisen Ltd. October 2016. Healthcare: A Growing Cyber Sickness. [Infographic].

Cyber Loss: Your Data May Not Be As Immune As You Think

The healthcare industry had more than its fair share of cyber incidents in 2014. Among the biggest health data breaches involved Community Health System, Sutherland Healthcare Solutions, and Touchstone Medical Imaging. 

2015 is also shaping up to be another bad year as a spate of cyberattacks were reported for the UCLA Health System, Premera BlueCross BlueShield, Anthem, and many other health institutions.

Read more at http://www.advisenltd.com/2015/10/15/cyber-loss-healthcare-data/

Advisen Ltd. ‘Cyber Loss: Your data may not be as immune as you think’. ©2015 Advisen Ltd. 19 October 2015.

Prescription for Trouble: Healthcare Industry Faces Rising Risk, Rising Losses

As personal health information (PHI) reaches a new level of popularity among cybercriminals, the healthcare industry finds itself at a challenging crossroads – how to deflect cyber attacks while following regulatory standards and keeping information accessible for medical professionals and patients.

Several recent studies, as well as Advisen data, illustrate the problems faced by healthcare entities. Medical identity theft skyrocketed over the last few years, with a McAfee Labs report estimating that a single health credential can sell for 10 to 20 times as much as a credit card number on the darknet. Medical ID theft can be both harder to detect and prevent, costing consumers thousands of dollars to resolve.

Read more at http://www.advisenltd.com/2015/05/14/prescription-for-trouble-healthcare-industry-faces-rising-risk-rising-losses/

Ayers, Erin. ‘Prescription for trouble: healthcare industry faces rising risk, rising losses’. ©2015 Advisen Ltd. 25 May 2015.