Ugly Health Data Breach Trends in 2023

Cybercrime
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Fraud Management & Cybercrime
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Healthcare

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Anna Delaney (annamadeline) •
December 8, 2023    

In the latest weekly update, editors at Information Security Media Group discuss the rampant rise in healthcare sector attacks and breaches in 2023, the most common vulnerabilities and targets, and the life of the Steve Katz, the world’s first CISO who inspired generations of security leaders.

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The panelists – Anna Delaney, director, productions; Tom Field, senior vice president, editorial; and Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity – discussed:

• An overview of the most significant healthcare data breaches in 2023;
• Common vulnerabilities that contribute to the increased number of health data breaches;
• The remarkable life of Steve Katz, who will be remembered as a pioneering leader, generous mentor and colleague.

The ISMG Editors’ Panel runs weekly. Don’t miss our previous installments, including the Nov. 24 edition on whether federal budget cuts will bite U.S. security and the Dec. 1 edition on what the Sam Altman/OpenAI saga taught us.