Roughly 84% of US healthcare providers don't have an executive overseeing cyber security, with only one in 10 planning to add such personnel over the next 12 months, according to a survey conducted by Black Book Research. Additionally, more than half of these providers don't conduct regular cyber risk assessments. The lack of cybersecurity expertise is not limited to health care providers.
Roughly 84% of US healthcare providers don't have an executive overseeing cyber security, with only one in 10 planning to add such personnel over the next 12 months, according to a survey conducted by Black Book Research. Additionally, more than half of these providers don't conduct regular cyber risk assessments. According to a separate survey conducted by Accenture and the American Medical Association, 83% of physicians have experienced some form of cyber attack with 55% adding they're "extremely concerned" about future incidents.