The workers compensation industry should anticipate and be prepared for data breaches, experts say.
Workers comp insurers should know “it’s not a matter of if they will be breached, it’s more likely a matter of when they will be breached,” said Patrick Fowler, a Phoenix-based partner and cyber security and privacy practice co-chair at Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. “The bad guys are getting more and more sophisticated and any form of cyber security always has a human element that is dependent on people following certain steps and procedures.”