Data Show Leaders Worried About Cyberthreats
December 1, 2021 less than 1 minute read
Recent research shows healthcare leaders are worried about the potential consequences of a cyberattack, says Tim Francis, enterprise cyber lead with Travelers, an insurer based in Hartford, CT.
He notes these findings from the 2021 Travelers Risk Index: Cyber:
• Top business concerns: 63% say cyber, computer, technology, and data breaches are the top business concerns.
• Top cyber concerns for healthcare leaders:
- A security breach with someone hacking into the computer system (66%);
- Company/organization becoming a victim of cyber extortion/ransomware (63%);
- A system glitch causing a company’s computers to go down (62%).
• Managing and preventing cyber events: In addressing these high levels of concern about cyber risk, 55% of healthcare executives say they are confident their organization has implemented best practices to prevent or mitigate a cyber event. These practices include:
- implementing firewall/virus protection (79%);
- mandating computer password updates (73%);
- creating data backup processes (71%);
- performing background checks on employees (62%).
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