In 2020, online scams were responsible for 58 percent of significant cyber security incidents in healthcare organizations in the United States. Hackers were a threat actor for 51 percent of incidents in 2020 which was a significant increase from the preceding year.
Common threat actors responsible for significant cyber security incidents in U.S. healthcare organizations in 2019 and 2020
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Statistics on U.S. companies and cyber crime
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Cyber crime incidents worldwide 2020-2021, by industry and organization size
- Basic Statistic Cyber attacks: most-targeted industries 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic Data breaches worldwide 2020-2021, by target industry and organization size
- Basic Statistic Phishing: number of affected brands as of March 2021
- Premium Statistic Cyber crime: distribution of breaches 2014-2019, by sector
- Basic Statistic Number of global phishing sites as of Q1 2021
Attacks
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- Premium Statistic Cyber crime: attacks experienced by U.S. companies 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. cyber crime response lifecycle 2021
- Basic Statistic Most common insider threats in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Most common data exfiltration behaviors during insider threats in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. organizations that experienced a ransomware attack and paid ransom 2020
Damages and consequences
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- Basic Statistic Cyber crime: all-time biggest online data breaches 2022
- Basic Statistic Cyber crime: number of compromises and impacted individuals in U.S. 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Cyber crime: distribution of data exposed 2014-2019, by sector
- Basic Statistic Average cost per data breach in the United States 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. opinion on reportable privacy incidents 2019
Cyber security
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- Premium Statistic Plans to defend against cyber attacks in organizations in U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Frequency of cyber security training for employees in organizations in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Cyber security regulations encountered by U.S. employees 2018
- Premium Statistic Identity and access management deployment status in U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic North American enterprise adoption of authentication technologies 2019, by size
- Premium Statistic Identity management technologies used in U.S. organizations 2019
- Premium Statistic Required annual password changes among North American organizations 2019, by vertical
- Premium Statistic Authentication-related challenges faced by North American organizations 2019
Cyber insurance
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- Premium Statistic Share of SME cyber insurance claims made in North America 2015-2019, by cause of loss
- Premium Statistic Average costs of SME cyber insurance claims in North America 2014-2018, by cause
- Premium Statistic Share of cyber insurance claims made by SMEs in North America 2015-2019, by industry
- Premium Statistic Change in cyber insurance premium pricing U.S. 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Reasons SMEs purchase cyber insurance U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Reasons large entities purchase cyber insurance U.S. 2018
Further related statistics
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- Frequency of security awareness training in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Security officer concerns about medical device security in organizations U.S. 2018
- Frequency of security risk assessments in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Future priorities for cyber security programs in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Exchange of internal healthcare information with external organizations U.S. 2017
- IT components subjected to penetration test in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Security concerns surrounding cloud use at healthcare organizations U.S. 2017
- Existence of threat management programs in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Health businesses prepared for IT security threats in U.S. 2016
- IT tools to secure data in health companies in the U.S. 2016
- Select reasons for IT security increase in health companies in the US 2016
- Healthcare patents of technology companies Microsoft, Apple, and Google 2009-2017
- Perception of IT as healthcare tool by presence of clinical IT executive 2016
- Clinical IT executive titles in health organizations in U.S. 2016
- Total number of dentists in Dubai Health Authority (DHA) 2010-2019
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Statistics
- Frequency of security awareness training in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Security officer concerns about medical device security in organizations U.S. 2018
- Frequency of security risk assessments in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Future priorities for cyber security programs in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Exchange of internal healthcare information with external organizations U.S. 2017
- IT components subjected to penetration test in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Security concerns surrounding cloud use at healthcare organizations U.S. 2017
- Existence of threat management programs in healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
- Health businesses prepared for IT security threats in U.S. 2016
- IT tools to secure data in health companies in the U.S. 2016
- Select reasons for IT security increase in health companies in the US 2016
- Healthcare patents of technology companies Microsoft, Apple, and Google 2009-2017
- Perception of IT as healthcare tool by presence of clinical IT executive 2016
- Clinical IT executive titles in health organizations in U.S. 2016
- Total number of dentists in Dubai Health Authority (DHA) 2010-2019
HIMSS. (November 16, 2020). Common threat actors responsible for significant cyber security incidents in U.S. healthcare organizations in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/852243/recent-security-incident-in-health-organization-threat-actors-share-in-us/
HIMSS. "Common threat actors responsible for significant cyber security incidents in U.S. healthcare organizations in 2019 and 2020." Chart. November 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/852243/recent-security-incident-in-health-organization-threat-actors-share-in-us/
HIMSS. (2020). Common threat actors responsible for significant cyber security incidents in U.S. healthcare organizations in 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/852243/recent-security-incident-in-health-organization-threat-actors-share-in-us/
HIMSS. "Common Threat Actors Responsible for Significant Cyber Security Incidents in U.S. Healthcare Organizations in 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/852243/recent-security-incident-in-health-organization-threat-actors-share-in-us/
HIMSS, Common threat actors responsible for significant cyber security incidents in U.S. healthcare organizations in 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/852243/recent-security-incident-in-health-organization-threat-actors-share-in-us/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Common threat actors responsible for significant cyber security incidents in U.S. healthcare organizations in 2019 and 2020 [Graph], HIMSS, November 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/852243/recent-security-incident-in-health-organization-threat-actors-share-in-us/