From: Modern Healthcare
By Joseph Conn
The Government Accountability Office on Monday released what’s being called a “scathing” report on cybersecurity preparedness and threats in health information technology. The agency states that HHS’ investigations often result in technical advice that is not pertinent to the problems identified and that the agency doesn’t always follow up to ensure corrective actions have been taken.
“Finally, for the first time that I know of there’s an official document saying that the insider threat is the most significant threat,” said Pam Dixon, founder of the World Privacy Forum, a San Diego-based not-for-profit organization that tracks patient privacy and security issues.
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