Insiders responsible for majority of privacy breaches, survey finds

A survey conducted by Veriphyr found that 70% of participants had experienced one or more privacy breaches of protected health information (PHI) within the past year. Insiders were responsible for the majority of breaches, with 35% snooping into medical records of fellow employees and 27% accessing records of friends and relatives. The survey also found that many organizations lack adequate controls to detect PHI breaches in a timely fashion.