Dive Brief:
- IBM X-Force's 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index report finds five of the eight largest healthcare security breaches with more than 1 million records reportedly compromised occurred within the first six months of 2015.
- The report included four main ways to develop a strategic cybersecurity program, ranging from instituting a proactive security plan and crafting an attack response, to prioritizing business objectives and promoting and supporting security awareness.
- The report found that 60% of cyberattacks last year were the result of someone with physical or remote access to an organization's assets - an insider.
Dive Insight:
Insider attacks can be from employees or a third party, such as business partners, clients, or maintenance contractors, the report said. The attacks can be malicious or accidental like when an employee inadvertently clicks on a malicious link.
Security leaders are seeking ways to improve their own programs and establish best practices, according to the report, which was based on IBM's Security Services' data of billions of security events from more than1,000 clients worldwide.
Hospitals are becoming frequent targets for ransomware, with two California hospitals hit in March. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has responded to the increased incidents by calling for stronger laws and regulations to protect against ransomware attacks, as reported by Healthcare Dive.