Monday, March 30, 2015

A Quarter of Healthcare Workers Don't Have Email Encryption Capabilities


DataMotion recently announced results of its third annual survey on corporate email and file transfer habits, revealing significant security risks. Here are some key findings from their healthcare respondents:

  • Nearly a quarter of respondents reported they don't have the capability to encrypt email.
  • 8% said they're permitted to use mobile devices for email
  • Of those, 31.3% cannot send and receive encrypted email from their mobile client.
  • Almost 42% said they're unaware of Direct (the secure, email-like protocol developed for healthcare).
  • Of those who are aware of Direct, 42% say their organization is not using the alternative to email encryption.
Source: DataMotion, March 11, 2015

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