Louis Columbus, Contributor

Treating healthcare’s breach epidemic needs to start by viewing every threat surface, access point, identity, and login attempt as the new security perimeter.

18% of healthcare employees are willing to sell confidential data to unauthorized parties for as little as $500 to $1,000, and 24% of employees know of someone who has sold privileged credentials to outsiders, according to a recent Accenture survey.

58% of healthcare security breach attempts involve inside actors, which makes it the leading source of security threats today. Most healthcare breaches are motivated by financial gain, with healthcare workers most often selling patient data or using it…