Cybersecurity

Summary of lessons healthcare can learn from the Facebook outage including Break Glass Policy, Backup Systems, Human error and Risk Mitigation

in order to be HIPAA Compliant, you must maintain a "Culture of Compliance" at your office. This can include keeping your software up-to-date, regular required training and addressing risks that pose to your office. This month we address Credit Card security, Web Browser security and Cell Phone Security

With the increase of cloud-based software and work from home movement, it is time to start addressing cybersecurity threats we face outside the workplace. The first step is making sure that the hardware you are using to access the office network or cloud-based systems are secure.

Each of us uses a web browser to access the internet. Among the most widely used are Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari. There are also may other browsers available to be used to surf the net. As a medical professional you are responsible to make sure your browser is not the source of a HIPAA Security Breach in your office.

Interpol has published an article COVID-19 Cyberthreats to discuss threats that have arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Each week software developers release updates to protect you against cyber criminals. These individuals and organizations would take advantage of weaknesses on your computer to steal your data, this could include personal financial information or patient information on your practice computers. Each week we will provide you with vital information that you need so that you can keep your computers and networks protected against these bad actors.