Half of healthcare organizations lack the security talent needed to remain secure, according to an article on the Tech Radar website.
A recent MIT study revealed that the healthcare sector “has lagged behind other industries in protecting its patients."
Plus, the constant, 24-hour nature of a hospital makes some forms of security close to impossible.
And, because healthcare is made up of interconnected providers and there are a lot of different systems all exchanging patient medical records in different ways.
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