{"id":2129,"date":"2017-08-02T07:51:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T07:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svam.reinventmedia.in\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:13:10","slug":"reduce-cyberthreats-to-secure-healthcare-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svam.com\/blogs\/reduce-cyberthreats-to-secure-healthcare-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce cyberthreats to secure healthcare communication"},"content":{"rendered":"However, with ever-growing threats from cybercriminals and advancements in attack methods, CIOs are eager to take all the right steps to ensure their organization\u2019s data is adequately protected. There are several best practices every healthcare CIO should consider to control data access and secure healthcare communication.\r\n\r\n
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Identity management and access control<\/h3>\r\nMultifactor authentication (MFA), complex passwords,\u00a0single sign-on<\/a>\u00a0and access management are critical first steps to ensure only authorized users can access data. Identity management platforms that include MFA and other security components can reduce the risk of a hacker infiltrating an environment by hijacking a user\u2019s password. These systems are also important for\u00a0managing and monitoring user access<\/a>\u00a0to healthcare data.\r\n\r\n<\/section>
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Alternative methods for health data transport<\/h3>\r\nWhile CIOs continue to work on ensuring the protection of data within the hospital environment, another concern many of them have is around data security and protection during transport. Many of the traditional methods for secure healthcare communication, such as those that use web services, can still be vulnerable. As a result, some security experts are suggesting the use of\u00a0blockchain<\/a>\u00a0as a method to transport healthcare messages securely. Many consider blockchain one of the best methods for freely transmitting data while maintaining security. Hospital CIOs should consider the technology as they look to improve their future data exchange security.\r\n\r\n<\/section>
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Protect information internally and externally<\/h3>\r\nHospital staff deal with two sets of data: patient data that is considered\u00a0protected health information<\/a>\u00a0under\u00a0HIPAA guidelines<\/a>\u00a0and business-sensitive data related to the hospital\u2019s daily operations. Both sets are important and require the same level of protection. IT must ensure that they maintain access control over data internally and once it leaves the organization\u2019s firewalls.\r\n\r\nData loss prevention<\/a>\u00a0tools that trigger security events when specific criteria are met ensure that sensitive information is encrypted and prevent it from leaking out. For example, a user emailing protected health data should trigger automatic email encryption. Another example includes when protected data is copied to a local drive or USB flash drive.\r\n\r\n<\/section>
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Device security and controls<\/h3>\r\nAccess to information within a hospital now includes employees\u00a0using their mobile devices<\/a>\u00a0to view health data. As more connected devices enter the hospital network, IT must ensure they have adequate tools to manage and monitor the different security policies around those connected endpoints. These tools would assist in keeping the devices up to date with security patches.\r\n\r\n<\/section>
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More end-user education and awareness<\/h3>\r\nOne of the realities of cyberattacks is that they are not 100% preventable by software and security products. This leaves hospitals vulnerable even if they are using the latest and greatest tools. Hospital CIOs can improve data protection by educating their end users on how to reduce their risk of attacks and infections by recognizing hidden threats. These include phishing emails, fake websites and password requests via email. The risks can be mitigated significantly by adopting an ongoing training and\u00a0security awareness program<\/a>\u00a0to help users avoid harmful websites and email payloads.\r\n\r\n<\/section>
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Adopt strong employee and vendor policies<\/h3>\r\nA widespread practice that most employers have is proper computer use and access policies for their personnel. This practice ensures that workers understand that as part of their employment agreement, they must be aware of how to handle sensitive data and are\u00a0responsible for any negligence<\/a>\u00a0or foul play. As a result, IT must ensure that the policies in place are clear and employees understand what they mean in practice.\r\n\r\nSimilar policies that go beyond that go beyond the\u00a0business associate agreement<\/a>\u00a0must be put in place for vendors.\u00a0 IT must ensure vendors that interact with the health system data have the appropriate security protections in place to adequately protect data.\r\n\r\n<\/section>
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Use intelligent threat protections<\/h3>\r\nIt has been estimated that hackers spend an extended period of time within an environment exploring the data and elevating their permissions within the targeted systems. As a result, hospitals must adopt tools that can proactively and intelligently monitor their environment for abnormal activities and maintain channels of secure healthcare communication. Many of the new security tools entering the market have adopted artificial intelligence to detect these activities by evaluating the different logs and user activities throughout the system. Some vendors refer to this new layer of security as\u00a0advanced threat protection<\/a>.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<\/section>
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Maintain an incident response plan<\/h3>\r\nRegardless of security tools and preventative steps taken to protect against\u00a0data breaches<\/a>, healthcare CIOs must always be prepared for the worst and have an outline that details the response plan. The Department of Health and Human Services offers guidance on\u00a0how to respond to a breach<\/a>.\r\n\r\nSource :\u00a0click here<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"However, with ever-growing threats from cybercriminals and advancements in attack methods, CIOs are eager to take all the right steps to ensure their organization\u2019s data is adequately protected. There are several best practices every healthcare CIO should consider to control data access and secure healthcare communication. Identity management and access control Multifactor authentication (MFA), complex …

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