Performing daily business transactions and communications through electronic technologies is accepted, reliable, and necessary across the nation’s healthcare providers, payers and suppliers. As a result, email has become a standard in the healthcare industry as a way to conduct business activities that commonly include: Interacting with patients Real time authorizations for medical services Transcribing, accessing […]
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it’s worth taking a minute to reflect on your security stance and what you can do better to protect sensitive data and accounts. The Current State of Cybersecurity in 2022 Cybersecurity incidents and data breaches continue to increase across all industries. A 2022 report noted a 42% increase in […]
This month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched an initiative called MFA May to encourage individuals and businesses to enable multifactor authentication for their accounts. This article defines multifactor authentication and explains why organizations should implement it to improve the security of their accounts. What is Multifactor Authentication? Multifactor authentication requires users […]
Many people rely on mobile devices to access the Internet, and apps are a convenient way to deliver online services. The health industry has also turned to mobile apps to provide health care services on the go. In some industries, developing apps may be relatively straightforward. However, those that deal with PHI need to understand […]
We will continue on in our series on Zero Trust, this time discussing Zero Trust and dedicated servers. As a quick recap, the Biden Administration ordered all federal agencies to develop a plan to adopt Zero Trust Architecture. This is a security model that begins with the assumption that even an organization’s own network may […]
