Insider Threats to Healthcare Records

Healthcare organisations need to address the risk of data breaches from insider threats, which accounted for 35% of all breaches in the sector, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2023. Both malicious and unintentional threats must be taken into account to avoid HIPAA violations, financial losses, reputational damage, and operational disruptions. Steps to combat these issues include ongoing training, implementing access controls and whistleblower policies, frequent audits and monitoring, and deployment of advanced technologies.