Cybersecurity

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.

Maui ransomware is another ransomware attack on healthcare systems. These attacks are targeting healthcare organizations anticipating they are more likely to pay the ransom. Understand what your office can do to mitigate the chance of getting hit with a ransomware attack.

Passwords protect our patient information, but to what extent do the protect our office and to what extent do they pose risks to hacking attempts?

Cybersecurity threats in 2021 were the largest ever. Experts anticipate that the digital environment in 2022 will be even more dangerous. The American Dental Association was hit by a cyberattack that stole personal information and disrupted services.

Patients have filed a lawsuit against SuperCare over a HIPAA Breach. SuperCare failed to maintain adequate security to protect patient records.

The US Government has issued warnings regarding Russian hackers. Internationally the government has been working to stop these attacks including a major hub that sold stolen medical information. Understand how these risks affect your office and what we can do to prevent future attacks.

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.