State data breach numbers sound alarm

In California, the healthcare industry had the second worst data breach record, with a 600% increase in the number of affected people compared to 2012. 70% of these breaches were due to stolen or lost unencrypted hardware or devices. Overall, the healthcare sector accounted for 15% of data breaches and 1.1 million records for the year. The report recommends the increased use of encryption to prevent future breaches.