ISMG Announces Release of Annual Healthcare Information Security Today Survey Results

The top breach-prevention steps that healthcare organizations are taking this year include ramping up security training and encrypting mobile devices, the second annual Healthcare Information Security Today Survey shows.

The survey, from Information Security Media Group (ISMG), publisher of HealthcareInfoSecurity, offers an in-depth assessment of efforts to protect patient information. RSA, the Security Division of EMC, is the survey sponsor.

"While the survey shows many organizations still have a long way to go when it comes to adopting security technologies, it also shows 2013 is a year when many plan to take significant action," says Howard Anderson, ISMG news editor.

Improving regulatory compliance ranks as the No. 1 information security priority for the year ahead, according to the survey.

Healthcare Information Security Today is an annual study targeting chief information security officers, CIOs and other senior leaders at hospitals, integrated delivery systems, clinics, health plans and other healthcare organizations.

For a complete report on the survey, as well as links to audio interviews and a webinar analyzing the results, please visit: https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/p-his-survey-2012.

About RSA:

RSA, the Security Division of EMC, is a premier provider of security, risk and compliance management solutions for business acceleration. RSA helps organizations solve their most complex and sensitive security challenges. These challenges include managing organizational risk, safeguarding mobile access and collaboration, proving compliance and securing virtual and cloud environments. www.emc.com/rsa

About ISMG:

Information Security Media Group publishes HealthcareInfoSecurity, BankInfoSecurity, CUInfoSecurity, GovInfoSecurity, InfoRiskToday, DataBreachToday and CareersInfoSecurity. These digital media sites offer news, views, research and education on the top industry, security, regulatory and technology challenges facing information security leaders worldwide. Each site is guided by an advisory board of thought-leaders from business, government and education.

ISMG's suite of educational webinars offers hands-on training by knowledgeable practitioners and is available to individual and corporate subscribers.

ISMG's custom research, including the Healthcare Information Security Today, Faces of Fraud and Cloud Computing Security surveys, is routinely featured at leading industry events, such as the RSA Conference and BAI Payments Connect.