December 01, 2025 · Health Data · Privacy and Security
In the next hour, 4,670 patient records will be breached, says Errol Weiss, Chief Security Officer of Health-ISAC.
“We’ve got to do a better job of protecting our patient information,” says Weiss, adding that Department of Health and Human Services government data show more than 500 million records were breached in the last 15 years. “To me, it’s an indicator of the challenges that we’re having in the health sector in terms of being able to protect patient data and protect our systems from breaches, cybercriminal acts, nation state acts, and so on.”
Weiss was the presenter of this year’s AHIMA webinar, “Current and Emerging Threats in the Health Sector.” He discussed the top cyberthreats facing the healthcare sector, how to use the information to influence cybersecurity budget and investment decisions, and to leverage practical steps and resources to improve the learner’s own cybersecurity posture.
Read the Article and access the webinar link in the AHIMA Journal. Click Here
