Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Keeping Patient Data Secure and Staying Out of the Headlines
Ever-evolving technology and the growing interconnectedness between healthcare systems has led to increased cybersecurity risk for both healthcare organizations and their patients.
Innovation, Workforce, And Expanded Access To Care Were The Focus Of Avel eCare’s 1st Annual Customer Forum And Innovation Summit
Avel eCare’s first annual Customer Forum and Innovation Summit was successfully held in Nashville, TN, on August 14-16, 2022. The summit brought thought leaders from across the country together to share insights and perspectives on innovations in telemedicine and the future of healthcare delivery.
Remote Work Checklist Provided by High Point Networks
HPN has worked with many companies to ensure that rapid changes to their IT environments do not lead to increase cyber-threats. Our security team is busy working with customers to identify vulnerabilities ahead of time, before they can have detrimental impact in the future.
Passwords 101
Most of us think we know what makes a strong password, even if we don’t always follow that wisdom. To protect themselves, companies often establish minimum password requirements for employees. These are things like the password must have 8 characters, upper and lowercase, at least one number and one special character.
South Dakota Enacts Data Breach Notification Law
Effective July 1, healthcare providers, business associates, and other businesses maintaining patient information in South Dakota, will have a new law with which to adhere.
How the Healthcare Industry Can End Its Cyberwarfare
With nearly all software, applications, systems, and devices connected to the Internet, the transition from paper records to EMR has left the healthcare industry exposed, laid bare for cyber criminals. In fact, the Ponemon Institute reported that some 94 percent of medical institutions have now been victims of a cyber attack.
Are File Cabinets Putting Your Business at Risk?
The New York Times nearly learned a painful lesson about the dangers of maintaining paper-only records when a pipe burst in the sub-basement housing its photo archives.