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Healthcare Organizations Take 3.7 Months To Announce Ransomware Data Breaches

Healthcare Organizations Take 3.7 Months To Announce Ransomware Data Breaches

A Comparitech analysis found that the average time for a US healthcare organization to report a ransomware attack is 3.7 months, the shortest time across all sectors. Overall, the average time to report such an attack was 4.1 months, up from 2.1 months in 2018. The legal sector was the slowest at reporting data breaches, at an average of 6.4 months. Notification delays significantly increase chances of data misuse, highlighting the importance of timely reporting.

Source: www.hipaajournal.com –

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