Several pending legal cases involving security issues – including CareFirst’s recent petition to the Supreme Court for a review of a class action lawsuit filed against the insurer in the wake of 2014 data breach – showcase the multitude of cybersecurity challenges facing the healthcare sector, says attorney Lisa Rivera.”The healthcare sector is a huge target for computer hacking and cybercrimes because … it has very important information on individuals that is very difficult to move forward without,” Rivera says in an interview with Information Security Media Group.Unlike breaches impacting companies in the retail sector, for instance – after which exposed credit card numbers can be changed to help prevent fraud – compromised health data potentially present long-term risks for individuals, she says.

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