 responsible for constructing a realistic, tactical incident response plan and leading the organization through any potential crisis. A consolidated monitoring interface is usually the next step - or automating log shipping to a central repository.
That said, it's not just about a rapid response once you've realized you've been hacked. Many companies have the tools and resources, but lack a regular practice to monitor logs and catch attacks as quickly as possible when they first infiltrate a system.
4. "We're already HIPAA compliant"
Although there are requirements in the HIPAA Security Rule's Technical Safeguards section, the law in and of itself isn't a prescription for keeping data safe. Healthcare organizations need to go above and beyond required functions in order to truly secure their environments.
Encryption is a good example of this. While not a requirement under HIPAA, encryption is considered an addressable specification. Many healthcare organizations mistakenly believe that HIPAA compliance is a checkbox, and once infrastructure is configured, it is "all set" or somehow guarantees the security of their environment. However, even following both HIPAA and NIST guidelines is not enough; these recommendations can take years to catch up to new technology shifts. HIPAA provides a set of best practices and implementation guidelines, but people responsible for the security of the environment need to continually reassess their environment. At the very minimum, healthcare companies should be encrypting data, or look to reengineer systems if encryption is off the table.
As If the factors above aren't enough, hackers are constantly poking healthcare companies' infrastructure looking for vulnerabilities. It is much more lucrative to go after health records, which are ten times more valuable than credit card records. When hackers are constantly knocking on the door to get those records, they usually find a way in sooner or later.
Even if healthcare companies can't guarantee they will never have a security breach, they should work to ensure they're doing everything possible to prevent one. Cyberexpert Jim Lewis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies argues that every company can manage (though not eliminate) risk by implementing cybersecurity best practices.
"Think of it as a continuum of risk," Lewis says. "You can do nothing, and you're at 100% risk. Or you can do a lot and you can get the risk down to 10% to 15%."
Hundreds of millions of healthcare records have already been stolen in America. Healthcare companies have an uphill battle to modernize systems and reduce risk, and need to look beyond the law's guidance towards automation, cloud technology and more stringent cybersecurity practices.
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