Developing a health security strategy

By Janette Bennett, clinical director, BT Asia Pacific and Harry Archer, head of business continuity, security and governance, BT Australasia | May 18, 2010

     

Without proper security, valuable and private records could be accessed, networks could be compromised. Even with no malicious intent at all, people introducing equipment from home (like a low cost access point) could introduce a gaping hole in the network’s security defenses. Thus, proper security should be designed in from the start. This article set out to explore some of the concerns, anxieties and misconceptions around security in the healthcare sector.