Is a Data Breach More Costly for the Healthcare Industry? Survey Says: Yes!
2/11/2010
The Ponemon Institute recently released its annual study on data breach for 2009, Cost of a Data Breach: Understanding Financial Impact, Customer Turnover, and Preventive Solutions.* For the fifth straight year, the average cost of a data breach increased – to $204 per compromised record, increasing the average organizational cost of a data breach to $6.75 million. But perhaps the most compelling departure from the average is within the healthcare industry.
