More than 80% of healthcare IT leaders say their systems have been compromised

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http://www.computerworld.com/article/2975988/healthcare-it/more-than-80-of-healthcare-it-leaders-say-their-systems-have-been-compromised.html

By Lucas Mearian
Computerworld
Aug 27, 2015

Eighty-one percent of healthcare executives say their organizations have 
been compromised by at least one malware, botnet or other kind of 
cyberattack during the past two years, according to a survey by KPMG.

The KPMG report also states that only half of those executives feel that 
they are adequately prepared to prevent future attacks. The attacks place 
sensitive patient data at risk of exposure, KPMG said.

The 2015 KPMG Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey polled 223 CIOs, CTOs, chief 
security officers and chief compliance officers at healthcare providers 
and health plans.

Sixty-six percent of the IT executives at healthcare plans who were 
surveyed said they were prepared to fend off attacks. Based on revenue, 
larger organizations are better prepared than smaller ones, KPMG said.

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