Cyber Security and Your Dental Practice
Cyber security has become a major concern for many businesses, as cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated and frequent.
The latest news on cyber security is the cyber attack on LifeLabs, one of the largest private providers of health diagnostic testing. In this attack, hackers may have accessed 15M customers’ personal data, including addresses, passwords, birthdays, health card numbers and lab results. Although LifeLabs paid the ransom to secure the data, it still isn’t guaranteed that a copy of the data wasn’t made by the hacker.
The increase in cyber attack volume over the years means dental offices can no longer rely on basic security measures, like free anti-virus software. When a dental office neglects to keep their cyber security up to par, their computer network becomes vulnerable to cyber attacks.
To step up your cyber security, here are some things we suggest you do:
1) Keep your Systems Updated. For example, update to Windows 10 as Microsoft support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020.
2) Encrypted Digital or Electronic Records and Backup
3) Anti-Ransomware Software
4) Enterprise Level Firewall
5) Cyber Security Awareness Training
6) Expect Data Crisis
If you have any questions on how to upgrade your systems to enhance your data security, we can help! Contact us at (905) 946-1477 or sales@logictechcorp.com and we’ll be happy to go over different options with you.
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