{"id":2311,"date":"2023-08-31T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kleetos.com\/?p=2311"},"modified":"2025-05-27T03:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T03:51:43","slug":"6-cybersecurity-stats-every-clinic-must-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/6-cybersecurity-stats-every-clinic-must-know\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Cybersecurity Stats Every Clinic Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2311\" class=\"elementor elementor-2311\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-658cdc08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"658cdc08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62eebfc0\" data-id=\"62eebfc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbd2a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddbd2a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/secure-clinic-messaging-6-cybersecurity-stats-for-clinics-brightsquid-blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/secure-clinic-messaging-6-cybersecurity-stats-for-clinics-brightsquid-blog.jpg 812w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/secure-clinic-messaging-6-cybersecurity-stats-for-clinics-brightsquid-blog-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/secure-clinic-messaging-6-cybersecurity-stats-for-clinics-brightsquid-blog-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/secure-clinic-messaging-6-cybersecurity-stats-for-clinics-brightsquid-blog-650x298.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452423cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"452423cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>There\u2019s a big bullseye on healthcare when it comes to cybercrime.<\/h3><p>For nearly a decade, data breaches have been costing the healthcare sector\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/still-underinvesting-cybersecurity-itll-cost-you-408-patient-record\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more than any other industry<\/a>. Beyond the financial losses linked to breach incidents, healthcare providers experience disruptions of operations, reputational damage, and in some cases clinics are unable to recover from the devastating impacts.<\/p><h5>To help clinics understand the current threat landscape, we\u2019ve compiled six statistics that uncover how potentially disastrous it can be leaving your clinic vulnerable to cyber threats.<\/h5><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcinnovationgroup.com\/cybersecurity\/news\/13029850\/report-healthcare-accounted-for-45-of-all-ransomware-attacks-in-2017\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">45% of ransomware attacks<\/a>\u00a0in 2017 affected healthcare.\u00a0Attacks will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3237674\/ransomware-damage-costs-predicted-to-hit-115b-by-2019.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quadruple by 2020<\/a>.<\/li><li>The number of dental offices hit by ransomware attacks and other malware attacks rose\u00a0165% in 2017.<\/li><li>There is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/debunking-cybersecurity-thought-humans-are-weakest-link\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">25% chance<\/a>\u00a0an unprotected clinic will be hacked in the next two years.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3153707\/top-cybersecurity-facts-figures-and-statistics.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">92% of malware<\/a>\u00a0is delivered by email (Luckily Brightsquid Secure-Mail blocks ransomware).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thycotic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Cybersecurity-Ventures-Thycotic_Password-Protection.pdf\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">63% of data breaches<\/a>\u00a0are a result of stolen and weak credentials and passwords. By 2020, the estimated number of passwords used by humans and machines worldwide will\u00a0grow to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thycotic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Cybersecurity-Ventures-Thycotic_Password-Protection.pdf\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">300 billion<\/a>.<\/li><li>The average cost of recovery from ransomware is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/still-underinvesting-cybersecurity-itll-cost-you-408-patient-record\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$408\/patient record<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Take the risks of privacy breaches and cyberattacks seriously, don\u2019t leave your clinic vulnerable.\u00a0<\/strong>Cybersecurity is a significant business risk for healthcare providers. As the number of hacks and breaches continues to trend upward, organizations must take steps to protect themselves from 21<sup>st<\/sup>-century threats.<\/p><p>Brightsquid can help you protect your practice from new, ever-evolving threats with a full privacy risk assessment, privacy training, secure communications tools, and cyber insurance.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a>\u00a0today to learn more.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a big bullseye on healthcare when it comes to cybercrime. 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