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Computer crime in health care field

Quick View. Oct. 27, 2003.

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Crime 2003 2002
Virus 82% 85%
Insider abuse of Internet access 80% 78%
Laptop theft 59% 55%
Unauthorized access by insiders 45% 38%
Denial of service 42% 40%
System penetration 36% 40%
Theft of proprietary information 21% 20%
Sabotage 21% 8%
Financial fraud 15% 12%
Telecom fraud 10% 9%
Telecom eavesdropping 6% 6%
Active wiretap 1% 1%

Trends in computer crimes ...


Nearly 500 medical facilities and other institutions were asked what type of computer attack or misuse they had detected in the previous 12 months.

Source: The 2003 Computer Security Institute/Federal Bureau of Investigation "Computer Crime and Security Survey"

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