Employees responsible for over half of healthcare data breaches: 4 key facts

The healthcare industry is most at risk for insider threats to cybersecurity, Forbes reported.

Here are the key details to know:

1. Verizon's 2018 Protected Health Information Data Breach Report found employees with access credentials launch breeches more often than outside actors.

2. Ransomware is responsible for 70 percent of data breach attempts.

3. Common breach strategies include stealing physicians' laptops, exfiltrating data and sabotaging systems and applications.

4. Digital security is holding back growth in the healthcare space.

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