https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/unsecure-laptops-still-major-security-threat-healthcare
By Nathan Eddy
Healthcare IT News
February 28, 2019
Laptops are still one of the components that pose the greatest risk for a cyber
intrusion for healthcare systems, according to a report from the Clearwater
CyberIntelligence Institute.
The institute found endpoint data loss, excessive user permissions, and dormant
accounts make up 70 percent of all high and critical risk scenarios for laptop
vulnerabilities at hospitals and health systems across the country.
The results indicated endpoint data loss in particular remains so high because
of continued deficiencies in data loss prevention tools and data storage
vulnerabilities.
For example, the study revealed more than half (52.7 percent) have deficiencies
in data loss prevention tools, which are designed to scan all communications
traffic to keep sensitive data from being sent to unauthorized users.
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