Security experts' surprise over report claiming healthcare 'lags behind' in cyber security

Danny Palmer
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Mimecast and Trustwave question claims made in report by risk start-up BitSight

Security experts have spoken of their surprise at a report by risk start-up BitSight which suggests that the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries "lag behind" other sectors when it comes to cyb...

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