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Protecting Patient Confidentiality Needs to be Priority In The Internet Of Things

Intel Security and Atlantic Council report, urges technology developers to put security first in order to reap full benefits of Healthcare Internet of Things in the UK. IoT technologies could save over 42 billion in healthcare costs over 15 years with a 15-to-30% reduction in hospital equipment costs. In 2013 nearly half (44%) of all registered data breaches targeted medical companies. In addition, the number of information security breaches reported by healthcare payers and providers soared by 60% from 2013 to 2014, with financial losses up by a staggering 282%.”]

Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/protecting-patient-confidentiality-needs-to-be-priority-in-the-internet-of-things/

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