{"id":26900,"date":"2021-04-02T12:18:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T12:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/?p=26900"},"modified":"2021-04-02T12:25:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T12:25:03","slug":"healthcare-data-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/healthcare-data-security\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Protect Healthcare Data From Cyber Attacks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Healthcare startups, enterprises, and providers are soft targets of hackers or intruders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hospitals alone account for almost 30% of all large data breaches and more than 2100 large-scale data breaches have been reported in the USA since 2009.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/JP_6LP7RDj0fnu_P2qkHAE5YfPQ8UL_q0Bsz-Wr2841Od8nRvdoTxBWLv45XUz8QaV0gacmHe-BKf5rgG7hiB9rMdCT__LO2D5ZMkQLm7tHn9i-eYzyW5FR_Q7vY7j3W1ieX9n4P\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">In 2015, in the biggest healthcare data breach, hackers had stolen 78.8 million patient records which included very sensitive information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you must be wondering,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Why is healthcare the most vulnerable to cyber attacks?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The threat is real. The entire healthcare industry is at risk as everything is interconnected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Healthcare entities are increasing the spending on cybersecurity but with a new challenge popping up every day, it\u2019s difficult to cope up.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are the top reasons why healthcare remains always on the radar of hackers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><u><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Value of the data<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospitals and every medical entity save, use and share very crucial data of the patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">This information is very valuable because it includes contact, personal, biometric and even financial information of the patients.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if a hacker breaches the hospital data, it gets the most valuable data from one source only.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><u><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Many easy entry points<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are multiple medical devices, mobile devices and medical software &#8211; easing clinical operations in the hospital and healthcare entities &#8211; are connected to the hospital &amp; personal network which results in multiple endpoints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And the more endpoints mean more entry points for hackers and with more entry points, there are higher chances that they can get easy access to medical data.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><u><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Staff\u2019s lack of awareness around cybersecurity<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is very obvious. Healthcare workers are not security experts.<span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> They don\u2019t know how their one wrong click can put very important patient data at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, many healthcare organizations have recently launched cyber awareness programs for their staff members.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">However, budget, resources and time constraints do not allow every healthcare entity to run such programs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><u><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Shareable healthcare data<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">In the healthcare industry, healthcare providers share patient data with other healthcare providers for providing quality care.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, the lab needs to share the patients\u2019 data with the clinic in order to let them know the lab result.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And this makes it easy for intruders to steal the data because the data is at the highest risk while transmitting!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><u><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Easy phishing attacks<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Phishing is the most popular and easiest type of cyber attack<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">In a phishing attack, the hacker creates the replica of a reputable website and the moment the user fills in details on that fake digital medium, the hackers get all login information and from here &#8211; it is an easy game for him<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the healthcare industry where healthcare professionals are always overwhelmed and exhausted, they generally do not double-check before accessing any website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And this way, users unknowingly share the credentials with the hackers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pandemic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pandemic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cyberattacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cyberattacks<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/healthcareorganizations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#healthcareorganizations<\/a> increased in number and sophistication. It is a trend that is likely to continue | Sponsored By: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AvananSecurity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AvananSecurity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqjYrBDqpZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/aqjYrBDqpZ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 HealthITSecurity.com (@SecurityHIT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecurityHIT\/status\/1366466206098669571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>How to protect healthcare data from cyber attacks?: Healthcare data security best practices&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">All it takes is a well-structured and executed healthcare compliance strategy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because, if you become compliant with the healthcare data privacy laws, you are automatically making your data private and secure enough.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And since it is the law, you also become not liable for any violation penalty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are the top data privacy measures suggested by the healthcare data privacy law &#8211; HIPAA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Technical measures:<\/span><\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Encrypt the data of patients once it leaves your internal firewalled servers.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Assign a centrally-controlled unique username and PIN code for each patient or use on a digital system.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Catch the attempt made by even registered users to access the personal information of patients.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Deploy role-based access control to not let everyone get access to medical data.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Keep confirming whether the data is destroyed or altered.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Automatically log off users from devices they are using for accessing the personal data of patients.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Keep separate WiFi for guests.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Use endpoint security software.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Keep monitoring the network and invest in an intrusion detection system to detect the hacking attempt during the initial phase.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Have a mechanism that helps you know what has been done with data once it has been accessed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Physical measures:<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Have control over who has physical access to the location where the data of patients is stored.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Implement policies for your internal staff\u2019s workstations that do have access to the personal data of patients or users.&nbsp;<\/li><li>There should be a policy to wipe out data from your staff members\u2019 personal devices.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Maintain the inventory of every piece of hardware including the pen drive which has the access to personal information of patients.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Implement clean-desk-policy.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Administrative measures:<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Assign a security officer or privacy officer.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Develop contingency plans to continue business operations during emergencies while keeping data safe.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Don\u2019t let your business partners get access to the data you store unless you sign the business associate agreement (BAA).&nbsp;<\/li><li>Educate your staff members regarding cybersecurity.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By following all such measures, healthcare organizations won\u2019t only protect data but also be compliant with data privacy laws.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>How to make sure a healthcare organization is secure?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine you have followed all regulations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/blog\/data-privacy-laws-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><u>healthcare data privacy laws<\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <\/span>and implemented all measures, but how would you make sure that there is no privacy issue or security vulnerabilities in your organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">To validate that your healthcare organization does not have any security vulnerabilities, you have to carry out PIA and TRA.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, it is worth mentioning that PIA and TRA both are different things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">PIA known as Privacy Impact Assessment is all about identifying privacy issues within the entire organization.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Whereas TRA known as Threat and Risk Assessment is all about identifying privacy issues within the digital solution such as medical software, app etc.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you know the privacy issues which work as the easy entry gate for the intruders, you can fix the issues and make the entire organization secure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#dd0055\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read our case study to know the complete process of how to carry out PIA to be compliant with data privacy laws and protect healthcare data from cyber attacks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/njSuG2J1gdQouYchrtULG-l7jJHzo4xtSb8Hhhm79fIycOENddLFat9Icn81WB9W9KBjqBz_8GRLOpEFwuDwDkP2K6HJFiOc9M-YgELr8I6XVfXZCp4BdZyGrMHjV631-VScsOV0\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><center><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syscreations.ca\/how-to-execute-pia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color:#7b68ee\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><u>Read the entire case study here<\/u><\/span><\/a> <\/p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare startups, enterprises, and providers are soft targets of hackers or intruders.&nbsp; 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