Azalea Health Achieves Veracode Verified Status
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Company embeds application security practices into its software development process in an offensive move against growing cyberattack threats to healthcare.
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Azalea Health Innovations Inc. (Azalea Health or Azalea), a leading provider of cloud-based patient management and health IT solutions, today announced that its applications have achieved Veracode Verified Status. The third-party validation from Veracode confirms Azalea’s dedication to implementing proven application security principles, making security a priority in developing its applications for its customers.
Cyberattacks are growing in number and severity in healthcare, particularly ransomware attacks. A 2021 survey by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that 34% of healthcare organizations were hit by ransomware in the previous year. HHS also reported that the average cost for rectifying a ransomware attack was $1.27 million. Considering the razor-thin margins under which most rural and underserved healthcare providers operate, a ransomware attack could easily threaten the survival of these practices.