Large amounts of personal information about medical professionals are available on people search sites. A new analysis by Incogni’s researchers shows how much data about doctors appears online and how easily it can be found. The findings should concern healthcare leaders who support staff safety, workforce protection, and clinical operations. Doctors have searchable profiles Researchers examined 786 medical doctors working in major U.S. hospitals. 97% of them appeared on at least one people search site. … More → The post Data brokers are exposing medical professionals, and turning their personal lives into open files appeared first on Help Net Security.
We’ve got to come down on data brokers as a ton of rectangular clay building elements. We can’t have functioning societies as long as these people are permitted to continue operating. It’s an existential issue, and should be treated as such.
At the same time, “medical professionals” - amongst many others - should be given basic but comprehensive OPSEC / NETSEC / Counter-Social Engineering training by default.