Health system budgets aren't expansive enough to replace vulnerable legacy systems, and allotments for cybersecurity are actually being cut. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The health care sector is notorious for the high cost of its services, but it could probably save itself a lot of money if it could manage to plug all the leaks in its cybersecurity.
According to Health IT Security, hackers are dancing rings around providers and their efforts at security technology—to the tune of some $4 billion by the end of this year. That's this year—just 12 months.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
