Last week’s closure of the Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline system was the most disruptive cyberattack on record, according to Reuters. It also served as a warning for dental practices: Be proactive with network security testing to safeguard dental patient records. Benco Dental has recently... CONTINUE READING
For dental teams, patient care takes top priority each day, without question. Regular updates of antivirus, imaging and practice management software likely do not receive that same level of attention. This puts practitioners -- and their patients -- in a vulnerable position, susceptible to... CONTINUE READING
The protection of health records must be given utmost importance. Medical professionals greatly rely on having access to health records when providing medical care, but when there is a breach of security, problems arise. Aside from potentially granting public access to the data, sensitive... CONTINUE READING
Aside from your own dental knowledge, your patients’ personal data might be the most valuable commodity in your practice. And it has never been more at risk from criminals who’d like nothing better than to bust through your (often meager) security measures and make off with all that... CONTINUE READING