The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act(HITECH) brought a sense of urgency to healthcare providers when it comes to securing protected patient health information (PHI), particularly when combined with the privacy and security regulations put into effect under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
And as hack after hack has compromised personal data, particularly as use of mobile devicesbecomes more prevalent, healthcare has not remained unscathed. Simply urging people to ditch their weak passwords for stronger passwords isn’t enough anymore. People need to be using other available tools such as password managers or two-factor authentication features among other things.
CSO Online recently noted, “Security risks and data breaches are growing while the form factors of computing devices shrink — because much enterprise data today is created and consumed on mobile devices. This clearly explains why mobile security persistently tops the list of most pressing enterprise security concerns.” For the full article click here
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