Latest Avaya Technology Deals Healthcare Industry's 34% Record Number of Security Violations

Healthcare technology leaders visiting HIMSS 16 next week will have a 1^st -hand look at a distinctive network solution that enables information technology to simply connect, secure and manage the increasing number of medical devices deployed throughout healthcare services. Established by Avaya, a global leader in business communications, with important input from a leading healthcare organization, SDN Fx Healthcare is the 1^st industry solution to deal the management and security of the Internet of Things for healthcare that can assist to reduce exposure in light of a growing number of security breaches.

Digital healthcare is driven by 3 requirements: security, patient experience, and reducing skyrocketing costs. A 2015 report cited by Government Health IT shows more than 34 percent of healthcare records have already been breached -- the greatest figure of any industry. The top 10 breaches alone impacted more than 111 million records. Industry analysts at IDC Health Insights predict that one in 3 health care recipients will be the victim of a healthcare data breach in the year 2016.