TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Book Research received survey responses from 2,980 security and IT professionals from 877 provider organizations to identify gaps, vulnerabilities and deficiencies that persist in keeping hospitals and physicians proverbial sitting ducks for data breaches and cyberattacks. Eighty-six percent of IT professionals agreed with the sentiments that data attackers are outpacing their medical enterprises, holding providers at a continued disadvantage in responding to vulnerabilities.
Eighty percent of respondents stated that their organization has an acting CISO, and 64% of IT managers believe their connected medical devices are secure with current software updates.
A fragmented mix of 462 vendors offering data security services, core products and solutions, software, consulting and outsourcing received user feedback including large IT companies, mid and small security vendors, healthcare-specific firms, consultants, and start-ups in the polling period Q1 2021 to Q4 2021.
“Most healthcare CISOs and CIOs have no choice but to leverage next-generation cybersecurity system tools and solutions in order to keep their provider…
