Cybersecurity hygiene means activities performed by employees and system administrators, which help protect the organization against a cyberattack. Bad security hygiene is a major risk that is associated with an organization’s networks. It refers to various practices that compromise the security of organizational data and may include using work devices for personal purposes, having weak passwords, and not doing regular backups. Health care organizations should establish a culture that will create awareness about the risk and introduce cautious measures. Measures to be put in place include educating the staff about cyber security and its impacts. I would develop a culture of security awareness by conducting regular training programs for employees because evidence shows that one-time education interventions are ineffective in changing employees’ behaviors (Ghazvini & Shukur, 2017). I would also ensure that the content of the programs is relevant to employees’ job duties to ensure that they can contribute to improving cybersecurity.

My personal action plan to ensure technology security would include several actions that can be characterized as good cybersecurity hygiene. First, I would ensure that the technology I use is up-to-date and uses high-quality data encryption protocols for transmitting organizational data. Second, I would create strong passwords for any systems I use for work, and I would have different passwords for various systems. I would also not use devices provided by the employer for my personal use. This is important, for example, to avoid becoming a victim of a phishing attack and compromising the security of the organizational data. Finally, I would report any suspicious incidents or concerns to the IT department.

References

Conaty-Buck, S. (2017). Cybersecurity and healthcare records. American Nurse Today12(9), 62-64.

Ghazvini, A., & Shukur, Z. (2017). Review of information security guidelines for awareness training program in healthcare industry. In 2017 6th international conference on electrical engineering and informatics (ICEEI) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Web.

Schencker, L. (2019). Hackers target health data: 82% of hospital tech experts reported ‘significant security incident’ in last year. Chicago Tribune. Web.

 


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