Survey: Ransomware, malware among top concerns for health IT executivesa

Regardless of size, healthcare facilities report similar cybersecurity concerns, according to a recent survey.

The survey included responses from 190 members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security. When considering size, respondents were divided into three groups: those from facilities with more than 400 beds, those from facilities with 100 to 399 beds and those from facilities with fewer than 100 beds.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. All three groups ranked ransomware their highest concern when considering potential security exploits; other major concerns included malware and hacking. However, when asked to consider which security exploits were most common, malware proved the most cited response.

2. When considering potential security threats, facilities with fewer than 100 beds cited social engineering as their greatest concern, while the other two groups cited data theft. However, when asked to consider which security threats were most common, social engineering proved the most reported response for all three groups. For the full article click here 

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