Cloud use security concerns in healthcare organizations U.S. 2017

This survey depicts the security concerns surrounding the use of a cloud in healthcare organizations in the U.S. as of 2017. According to the survey, 53 percent of respondents from hospitals stated that ownership of data was one of the biggest security concern in using a cloud in their organizations, while the share at non-hospital organizations reporting the same concern was 36 percent.

Security concerns surrounding the use of a cloud among U.S. healthcare organizations as of 2017

Characteristic	Non-Hospital	Hospital
Ownership of data	36%	53%
Lack of cyber security	41%	53%
Lack of geographical restrictions	18%	44%
Lack of transparency	21%	42%
Insider threat	44%	41%
Costs and fees	32%	37%
Migration of data	24%	37%
Lack of physical security	26%	27%
Lack of availability and downtime	18%	25%

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Release date

2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April and May 15, 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 security concerns do you have surrounding the use of the cloud at your organization?" (Please check all that apply.)

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