Email Security

Maintaining good email security is an important factor in keeping your network secure and your patient information safe. Statistics show that 75-90% of cyberattacks start with a phishing email, making it the top delivery method for malware and/or ransomware. Email Security needs to be addressed whether or not emails are used to send patient information. Any time anyone, an employee or a patient, sends or receives emails on your network, that is an access point to your network. In order to protect your network, we need to determine what security protocols are in place to ensure nothing malicious is able to piggy-back on the email connections.

Phishing attacks remain a major cybersecurity threat, particularly in healthcare, where sensitive data is at risk. Your practice must take proactive measures to protect against phishing.

Just a few days ago Cybernews reported the largest compilation of emails and passwords were leaked on a public forum.