The Pitfalls of Healthcare Portals

Online patient portals have been built to provide the ultimate self-service experience while engaging patients more fully in their care. Integrated into multiple internal systems, portals offer convenient access to personal information: Social Security number (SSN), date of birth (DOB), address, insurance information, prescription information and extensive medical records.

This one-stop shop for medical identities and health records is exactly what makes healthcare portals particularly attractive to cybercriminals. While lucrative for criminals, a portal compromise can be extremely costly to healthcare organizations, affecting finances and their reputation.