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Mitigating Your Risk of Cyberattacks
The value of ePHI is higher than you might think. Cyber attackers would love to get their hands on that information. How do you mitigate your risk of cyber-attack to reduce the risk of a breach?
Though not required by most health organizations, following government guidelines with a cybersecurity framework safeguards your information.
What Do Gov't Guidelines Cover?
- Establishing system access requirements, including limiting data access and system access to authorized users and processes.
- Establishing ways to identify and authenticate legitimate users
- Destroying or sanitizing media before disposal or reuse
- Limiting physical access to information, keeping audit logs, and controlling access to physicaldevices
- Monitoring visitor activity, including escorting visitors
- Separate networks that do not need to communicate with each other (e.g. keeping your public-facing web server off of your private internal network)
- Protect against malicious content like viruses, malware, phishing attacks, etc.
- Identify, report, and correct security flaws in the system in a timely manner.
What Does HIPAA Require?
HIPAA doesn’t require security certifications, but there is an expectation that handlers of ePHI will protect data. There is a offered by the government to help health organizations, especially smaller ones, understand security risks.
What Does HIPAA Require?
HIPAA doesn’t require security certifications, but there is an expectation that handlers of ePHI will protect data. There is a Security Risk Assessment Tool offered by the government to help health organizations, especially smaller ones, understand security risks.
Hiring Outside Help
When you reach a certain size, protecting all your ePHI becomes harder. Turning to an external NOC to monitor for breaches can be the best thing you can do to mitigate cyber-attacks. These groups will watch your systems 24/7 and immediately notify you if they see suspicious activity. Slipstream delivers IT outsourcing services specifically for emerging pharma and biotech companies. Our Security Engage service can raise the bar on your company’s cybersecurity posture.