ABSTRACT
Cybersecurity in Healthcare is important because it touches the patient, the provider, and the facilities that store and process patient data. The ten most dangerous cybersecurity threats to healthcare organizations were then explored. Healthcare organizations need to have several programs in place to effectively manage their cybersecurity response. The goals of these controls, based on Health Information Portability and Accountability Act and Payment Card Industry-Data Security Standards, are to provide organizations with the basic controls needed to maintain effective cybersecurity and demonstrable evidence of compliance. Healthcare organizations need to have several key programs in place to protect themselves against cybersecurity attacks and remain in regulatory compliance. An Information Security program with an assigned Information Security officer to oversee information security efforts is where they need to start. The Security Rule also requires organizations to conduct a periodic risk assessment against it to identify any potential gaps, and to reasonably and appropriately address them with a security plan.
