Third-Party Access Cybersecurity Threats and Precautions: A Survey of Healthcare Delivery Organizations.

ABSTRACT: Gather insights regarding the state of third-party access cybersecurity in healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs).An online multinational survey was deployed to eligible respondents to assess HDO third-party access, cybersecurity, and challenges.Of 209 respondents, only 51.1% reported having a comprehensive inventory of all third parties accessing their network. Sixty percent stated third-party access to sensitive/confidential information was not routinely monitored, despite 19% having more than 40, and 31% having 21 to 40 third parties with network access. Reasons included lack of resources (48%) and centralized control over third-party relationships (36%), complexity (28%), and frequent third-party turnover (22%). Confidence in third-party ability to secure information and their reputa

SUBMITTER: Gellert GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12575072 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature