Executives are most concerned about healthcare acquisition targets lacking personnel with deep knowledge of cybersecurity issues, according to a West Monroe Partners and Mergermarket report.
Mergermarket surveyed 100 senior corporate and private equity executives from U.S. firms that had completed at least one healthcare deal in the past two years.
Here are six statistics:
1. Lack of personnel with deep knowledge of cybersecurity issues: 54 percent
2. Vulnerability to insider breaches: 48 percent
3. Lack of robust cybersecurity policies and procedures: 36 percent
4. Lack of encryption on some devices: 29 percent
5. Recent history of breaches: 24 percent
6. Vulnerability to ransomware: 9 percent