
Hackers Use AI to Amplify Email Security Threats to Healthcare
A new report by Paubox calls for healthcare IT leaders to dispose of outdated assumptions about email security and address the challenges of evolving cybersecurity threats.
The report, 60% of Healthcare Orgs Admit Email Security Failure, highlights what Paubox says is a broken infrastructure at the heart of this issue, exposing millions to preventable risks. It also offers recommendations to fix the problems.
An email hacking incident exposed the information of close to 500,000 Aetna health plan members, the payer reported to HHS last week. The incident occurred when an unauthorized person gained access to an email account of Aetna's vision benefit services provider.
According to a survey from HIMSS Analytics and Mimecast, healthcare IT professionals consider email to be the number one potential source of cyberattacks. Email outranked various other likely sources, including EMRs, laptops and paper.