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Abstract: The qualitative research method and exploratory design explored the strategic cybersecurity defense Information Technology (IT) Managers can implement to reduce healthcare data breaches. The Principal Investigator (PI) conducted a systematic literature review and synthesized various annotations from contextual, seminal, grey, and recent literature to find the research gap. The PI examined the strategic cybersecurity defense IT Managers have implemented. The PI collected secondary data from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR)/Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The analysis, results, and findings are provided in chapter 4; these findings point out IT Managers' lack of expertise in establishing proper cybersecurity defense to reduce healthcare data breaches. In addition, the routine interaction and behavior of care providers and third parties who use computers and mobile devices to exchange patient data is an opportunity for cybercriminals to exploit potential vulnerabilities to still sensitive data. The above assumption is defined in a conceptual framework, and an epistemological approach supported the research method and design. The study was significant because findings will contribute to the body of knowledge, and the PI provided recommendations for future research.

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Recommended Citation: Mawel, M., Sambasivam, S., (2023). Exploring the Strategic Cybersecurity Defense Information Technology Managers Can Implement to Reduce Healthcare Data Breaches. Information Systems Education Journal21(3) pp 4-11. http://ISEDJ.org/2023-3/ ISSN : ISSN: 1545-679X.