To
prevent hackers from gaining access to patient’s health information, the
following strategies must be put in place:
prevent hackers from gaining access to patient’s health information, the
following strategies must be put in place:
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Protect Your Computer: A firewall and up to date antivirus software is fundamental. If you
don’t have those in place, then you’re leaving the door wide open for the not
so nice to walk right in and help themselves.
Protect Your Computer: A firewall and up to date antivirus software is fundamental. If you
don’t have those in place, then you’re leaving the door wide open for the not
so nice to walk right in and help themselves.
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Choose Your Password Wisely: Sensitive data should always be protected by a
password. Always choose passwords containing more than one word, using symbols
or numbers and being 8+ characters.
Choose Your Password Wisely: Sensitive data should always be protected by a
password. Always choose passwords containing more than one word, using symbols
or numbers and being 8+ characters.
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Data Encryption: Having firewalls and passwords is good; but at times
people can bypass all these and access your data. When encrypted, the data the
person will meet will be in a form that they cannot understand. Without an
encryption key, this data is totally useless to the intruder.
Data Encryption: Having firewalls and passwords is good; but at times
people can bypass all these and access your data. When encrypted, the data the
person will meet will be in a form that they cannot understand. Without an
encryption key, this data is totally useless to the intruder.