Healthcare bodies 'not bringing in security technology'

2009-11-05

Healthcare organisations are failing to implement security technologies that could help them prevent a data breach incident, research has indicated.

The 2009 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Security Survey, sponsored by Symantec, has revealed that 60 per cent of respondents said their organisation spends three per cent or less of its IT budget on data security.

On top of this, less than half of respondents noted that their organisation has either a formally designated chief information security officer or a chief security officer.

David Finn, health IT officer at Symantec, claimed that one of the best ways to cut costs, something that healthcare bodies are continually looking to do, is "through investing in technologies that will automate and reduce the risks of a security incident".

In other recent research, Symantec revealed that cybercriminals are now using scare tactics to persuade online users to purchase rogue security software.

Results formed part of the firm's Report on Rogue Security Software.

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