Get out of the fog Stay safe in the cloud – Part 1

Andrew H. Lee, Senior Product Manager 

How much risk of a security breach is there in maintaining personal health records?
“A data breach on par with last year’s retail sector calamity is a possibility for the health care industry…” according to a recent article on data security by The American Optometric Association.  Unfortunately these prophecies are coming to fruition. CNNMoney has just reported a major hospital network security breach, in which 4.5 million patients’ records were stolen, leaving patients at risk for fraud and identity theft.

Clearly the risk of a security breach is real.  Paper, laptops, and thumb drives can be stolen from your practice.  Network connections can be hacked into if you do not secure your Wi-Fi Hotspot.  However can you trust your cloud vendor? You need to know what to look for in a cloud-based solution to further mitigate your risk.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of…