Health care security expert Kate Borten champions stronger
visual-privacy measures to protect sensitive data in health care
organizations1
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Health care providers must protect sensitive data even as changing
practices demand that it be more mobile and easily accessible. In
response, the Visual
Privacy Advisory Council (VPAC), a 3M-sponsored group of data
privacy and security thought leaders dedicated to raising awareness on
the issue of visual hacking, has selected health care security and
privacy expert Kate Borten as its newest member.
The “Fifth
Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security”
released by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by ID Experts this year
revealed that 90 percent of health care organizations experienced at
least one data breach in the past two years, while nearly 40 percent
experienced more than five breaches. In addition to putting patient data
at risk, breaches in healthcare can be costly, with the average cost of
a data breach for healthcare organizations estimated to be more than
$2.1 million, cited Dr. Larry Ponemon, founder of the Ponemon Institute
and chairman of the VPAC.
“Kate is a certified information security professional who brings more
than 20 years of experience in the health care industry – and deeply
complements the VPAC mission,” said Ponemon.
In addition to being a nationally recognized expert in health
information security and privacy, Borten is the founder and president of
The Marblehead Group, a consultancy group dedicated to privacy and
information security primarily within the health care industry. Her
previous experience includes the establishment of security programs at
Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center/CareGroup in Boston.
The purpose of VPAC is to bring awareness and attention to the issue of
visual hacking. The council aids organizations in the protection of
their sensitive, private and confidential information through the
recommendation of policies, tools and best practices. 3M is a proud
sponsor of the VPAC.
For more information, visit http://www.stopvisualhacking.org.
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1 Kate Borten is a member of the Visual Privacy Advisory
Council and receives compensation from 3M in connection with her
participation on the Visual Privacy Advisory Council.
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