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How healthcare organizations can reduce insider threats: 5 Practical strategies

Insider threats are one of the biggest risks facing healthcare organizations today. Learn five practical strategies that hospitals and clinics can use to safeguard patient data and strengthen internal security.

Practical steps healthcare organizations can take

When people think about cybersecurity threats in healthcare, they often imagine hackers breaking into systems from the outside.

Stop ignoring device firmware updates

Hackers rarely break into networks through the front door. They usually sneak in through forgotten office equipment running obsolete code. The factory-installed programming on your devices needs regular patching to stay secure. Maintaining these systems might seem tedious or disruptive to your daily tasks, but neglecting them actually poses a massive risk to your entire organization.