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Healthcare IT Network Harbors Most Prominent Vulnerabilities

The healthcare IT network harbors the most prominent vulnerabilities in healthcare organizations, judged 232 healthcare security decision makers surveyed by Vanson Bourne on behalf of security firm Irdeto.

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By Fred Donovan

- The healthcare IT network harbors the most prominent vulnerabilities in healthcare organizations, judged 232 healthcare security decision makers surveyed by Vanson Bourne on behalf of security firm Irdeto.  

Half of respondents cited the IT network as the place where the most prominent vulnerabilities reside, followed by mobile devices and apps (45 percent) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices (42 percent).

The poll found that 82 percent of healthcare respondents have been the target of an IoT-focused cyberattack in the past year. Of those organizations hit by an attack, 30 percent said that it compromised end-user safety.