Hacker Attacks Against Healthcare Organizations Increase

Posted January 26, 2010 09:49 AM by Jack Anderson CEO Compliance Helper    

Data breaches can happen in a lot of different ways, misplaced smart phone, stolen laptop, lost thumbdrive, but hackers are a huge threat also.  Here is a report on hacker attacks.

Hacker Attacks Targeting Healthcare Organizations Doubled in the 4th Quarter of 2009 According to SecureWorks' Data
ATLANTA, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SecureWorks®, Inc., a leading global provider of information security services protecting 2,700 clients worldwide, reported today that attempted hacker attacks launched at its healthcare clients doubled in the fourth quarter of 2009. Attempted attacks increased from an average of 6,500 per healthcare client per day in the first nine months of 2009 to an average of 13,400 per client per day in the last three months of 2009. Attempted attacks against other types of organizations, protected by SecureWorks, did not increase in the fourth quarter.
 

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