7 Things To Know From Accenture Healthcare Worker Survey on Cybercrime

1. 18% were willing to sell confidential data to unauthorized parties for as little as between $500 and $1,000.
2. 21% from provider organizations would sell confidential data compared to 12% from payer organizations.
3. Confidential data selling can include login credentials, installing tracking software and downloading data to a portable drive, among other actions.
4. 21% keep their user name and password written down next to their computer.
5. Of those who receive security training, 17% said they still write down their user name and passwords.
6. 24% of the respondents said they know of someone in their organization who has sold their credentials or access to an unauthorized outsider.
7. Health organizations spent $12.5 million each, on average, addressing cybercrime in 2017.

Source: Losing the Cyber Culture War in Healthcare: Accenture 2018 Healthcare Workforce Survey on Cybersecurity from Accenture
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