ABSTRACT
The healthcare environment is a prime target for data and identity theft due to the available content and detection capabilities. Mobile devices can provide unwanted access to a variety of data, including contacts, texts, calls, e-mail, calendars, internal systems, credit card information, and clinical data. The increases in healthcare security breaches can be tied to regulation requirements, automation increases, social media development, and human errors. The economic burden created by these data breaches in healthcare is estimated at $7 billion annually, with $1 million per organization annually in case of a breach. Risks of breaches are expected to continue to grow along with mobile technology usage (IDExperts, 2012).
