With the breaking news of the Anthem data breach impacting potentially as many as 80 million records and going on record as being the largest medical data breach to date, the below article by Epstein Becker Green could not be more timely. The bottom line: it’s about conducting a solid risk assessment, having policies and procedures in place, providing security training and awareness to your workforce and ensuring you have physical safeguards as well. However, without senior management commitment and assigning security responsibility within the organization these efforts can fall short.
Source: Industry News