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One of the first lines of defense for any organization is the physical layer.  This primarily includes the controls around the physical access to the facility or structures that may store protected health information (PHI).  These safeguards also involve the controls surrounding procedures and maintenance of documents or hardware that contain PHI.  The HIPAA Security Rule categorizes physical…

Cybersecurity is to IT professionals whilst physical security is to Security Experts. However, as technology advances, it is important to take note that software and computers today power the physical security systems, implying that cybersecurity and physical security are overlapped concepts. It means to say that we need to protect both IT and Physical Assets from vulnerabilities, threats, and…

Patient privacy continues to be one of the most talked about topics in the Healthcare Industry as technology continues to evolve. Majority of patient information is transferred over to electronic format, the healthcare IT industry realizes that it is exposed to certain risks. These risks include disaster that may cause physical damage to servers and/or computers that store patient…