Internal security information exchange healthcare organizations U.S. 2017

This survey depicts the challenges in exchanging internal healthcare organization security information with external organizations in the U.S. as of 2017. According to the survey, 47 percent of respondents stated that lack of transparency is an acute challenge in the exchange of internal organizational information regarding cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, mitigation and security incidents with external organizations.

Challenges in exchanging internal healthcare organization security information with external organizations in the U.S. as of 2017

Characteristic	Non-Acute	Acute
Lack of transparency	28%	47%
Lack of confidentiality	28%	39%
Lack of trust	28%	39%
Lack of vetted participants	24%	37%
Lack of know-how	27%	31%
Lack of enforcement mechanisms	24%	31%
Lack of value	13%	20%
Lack of credible information	24%	15%
Lack of privacy policy	9%	10%
Lack of geographical restrictions	9%	7%
None of the above	33%	15%
Don’t know	3%	0%

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Release date

2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April and May, 2017

Number of respondents

126 respondents

Special properties

qualified information security professionals from a variety of U.S. healthcare organizations

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which of the following challenges do you have in exchanging your internal organizational information regarding cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, mitigation, and security incidents with external organizations?" (Please check all that apply)

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