Workers in industries like the healthcare sector might picture cybercrime as something that happens from afar – breaches due to hackers from across town, or around the world. But enterprise security leaders know otherwise: would-be hackers also break into facilities and steal a laptop or other equipment that holds sensitive company information, or plug into a network on an Internet-enabled phone or other port.
For that reason, healthcare institutions are pairing increased cybersecurity with tightened physical access through proper identification solutions, other equipment like cameras, and training to prevent social engineering techniques like “tailgating,” where an unauthorized person slips in behind someone who presents a proper ID.