After a seemingly unstoppable series of breaches impacting health care agencies, the software giant declares policies to involve with IT security experts in the industry.
Overflowing with sensitive personal information and payment data, health care systems are a prime target for hackers.
In the month of October, Accenture estimated that over 5 years, cyber-attacks will cost U.S. health systems $305 billion in cumulative lifetime revenue. One in thirteen patients can hope to have their personal data stolen, involving financial details or Social Security numbers, during that period.
Early previous year, health insurance contributor Anthem reported a data breach impacting 80 million users. Around the similar time, fellow health insurer Premera revealed a breach affecting up to 11 million persons.
Confronted with these threats, Leslie Sistla, chief information security officer of Microsoft Worldwide Health, is calling for "security intervention in health care."
One industry's access to data security can fall short in another industry, specifically health care, where personal, health and financial data often intersect. "The natural tension between securing data and offering clinicians rapid access to sufferer records, often in life-or-death situations, means the practices that serve other industries cannot merely be mimicked in a healthcare setting," stated Sistla in a Feb. 24 advisory declaring a new outreach attempt by her company.
In addition to latest investments in security research and development, Microsoft proposes to give health care IT experts with strategies and guidance with a latest blog series. "In future posts, we will analyze at how to mobilize entire organizations, from the C-suite to the clinic, to support a shared culture of cybersecurity," she asserted.
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