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Treating Healthcare’s Insider Threat

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Dissent

Gabriel Avner writes:

There’s an old joke about why bank robbers rob banks. Because that’s where the money is.

Given the valuable assets under their care, banks, fintech, insurance, and other financial institutions have understood that they have to take special care to avoid data breaches and other threats.

But if the past week’s steady stream of news stories regarding data exposure at hospitals is any indication, then it should be pretty clear that the healthcare industry faces its own set of serious challenges when it comes to keeping themselves secure.

Read more at Security Boulevard.


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