Nearly 30 data breaches reported in October

Modern Healthcare: Cybersecurity—and the lack thereof—continues to loom large over healthcare. The pace of data breaches continues to rise with hackers targeting providers, health plans and business associates. Through the end of October 2018, there have been 306 breaches this year, up 2.7% over the same period the year before.

Part of the problem is how rapidly technology is advancing. "The technology keeps changing, so the security keeps changing," David Finn, Cynergistek's executive vice president of strategic innovation, told Modern Healthcare at the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' annual Fall CIO Forum.

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