Security

ALERT!!! Sonicwall, the manufacturer of a security product many practices rely on has just had a data breach. Sonicwall responded by recommending that ALL CUSTOMERS who use a MySonicWall account reset their passwords immediately. If you have a MySonicWall account, please do this now. The data exposed can provide a hacker with full access to your network and your patient data.

The Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center has experienced two distinct and significant data breaches within a seven-month period, revealing multifaceted vulnerabilities in its data protection protocols.

by Michael Brody, DPM, CEO TLD Systems

HIPAA requires your office protect the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of patient information. In order to accomplish this, you must address the technical, administrative and physical risks to this information. While offices are making the transition to the cloud, you should not slack off on physical security, including office access controls.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) focuses on protecting the privacy and security of individuals' medical information while also ensuring that people maintain health insurance coverage when changing or losing jobs. HIPAA is divided into five titles, each addressing different aspects of healthcare regulation.

"The doctors in our practice request patients to text or email them photos of their various foot conditions and post-op P&As to their personal mobile phones. We know this is not HIPAA compliant. What is a better way to handle these situations?"

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security measure that can be enabled. What does MFA do and how does it help your office maintain HIPAA compliance?

Many cybersecurity events and breaches are the result of us failing to keep our computers and computer programs up to date. The process of keeping our systems up to date is known as PATCHING.

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

While passwords are good security tools, we cannot blindly rely on them to protect our computers.