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When it comes to cybersecurity best practices, timely detection is key. This is especially important for healthcare organizations. Hospitals, clinics, and administrative offices handle private patient data every day, and this data in the wrong hands can have significant consequences. But how can you tell when your network has been...
A strong cybersecurity framework guards against the most prominent cyber threats in healthcare, but this framework should also be scalable to meet new threats. In the first quarter of 2021, the healthcare industry has faced several new types of attacks, and organizations need to step up their security practices to...
Under HIPAA regulations, health information or data that can be used to identify an individual patient is categorized as protected health information (PHI) and must undergo a wide range of practices explicitly designed to protect patient confidentiality. Covered entities must implement processes and controls to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability...
When protecting your network from external threats, you sometimes need to think like a hacker. You can better prevent cyber attacks by understanding how perpetrators could potentially access sensitive data. Therefore, penetration testing should be a part of your yearly cybersecurity plan. Why You Need Yearly Penetration TestingWhat Is Penetration...
At Fortified Health Security, we know that there are multiple factors that our industry must pay attention to as we look towards building robust cybersecurity programs. One of the most pressing factors is the rapid digitization of healthcare that was happening before the pandemic and is happening at a faster...
Usernames and passwords are the foundation of user authentication, but these factors are no longer enough to prevent data exposure. As cyber threats become more complex, companies are fighting back through single sign-on and multi-factor authentication. These solutions can strengthen your cybersecurity framework without hindering user experience. What Is Single...