Guarding Patient Data: How Cybersecurity Training Strengthens Dental Practices
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
10M ago
Strengthening the Digital Shield: The Importance of Cybersecurity Awareness in Dental Practices As technology continues to transform the dental industry, practices have become more reliant on digital platforms for tasks like scheduling appointments, maintaining patient records, and processing payments.  While these advancements have streamlined operations, they have also opened the door to potential cyber threats, making cybersecurity awareness an integral aspect of every dental practice. The Critical Need for Cybersecurity in Dentistry Patient data held by dental practices includes not ..read more
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Breach Prevention in Healthcare Practices: 4 Tips to Keep Your Practice Safe and Secure
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Breach Prevention in Healthcare Practices: 4 Tips to Keep Your Practice Safe and Secure Keeping information safe and secure has been challenging for businesses of all sizes over the last few years.   Dental and medical practices have these challenges, as well as growing compliance and insurance mandates. Expeditious shifts from in-person to online to hybrid workplaces forced companies to change, or at least reexamine, their cybersecurity practices and protocols, and far too often they aren’t’ prepared.   In fact, according to CyberEdge’s Cyberthreat Defense Report, 85% of organizat ..read more
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Better Breach Prevention For Dentists
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Better Breach Prevention For Dentists Most dentists today leverage technology to run their practices. They understand the need for data security, but often don’t know how to go about it. In many cases they fall short when it comes to a breach prevention strategy that keeps sensitive patient information safe. Dentists are leaders in digital transformation. They were early adopters of technology, using it to efficiently grow their practices. They gained better diagnostics, more treatment planning capacities, a slicker booking process, and better patient management and patient experience, ul ..read more
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Could you be scammed this holiday season?
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Could you be scammed this holiday season? Canadian cybersecurity education leader Anne Genge says “these days we need to treat every email as if it’s evil until proven otherwise. Holiday times are hectic and cyber-criminals have perfected the ‘art of the scam’.” The truth is that cyber-criminals could care less that it’s a holiday – they see it as an opportunity.  Here are some tips that can help you make it through the holidays without incident. Fake shipping notifications If you get an email or text notice from Canada Post, DHL or FedEx about a parcel, think twice before click ..read more
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10 Tips to Recognize and Prevent Insider Threats
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Cybersecurity - 10 Tips to Recognize & Prevent Insider Threats In 2014 I realized that it wasn’t just cyber-criminals who were the threat, it was now becoming apparent that the people using the computers were big contributors to the problem.   Social engineering is a tactic used by online scammers to trick people into giving over their credentials, personal or business information, or access to computers and data.  Today more than ever, the bad guys are winning. Your employees are being challenged, especially via email, and those team members can be liabilities to the safety ..read more
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Is Your Healthcare Practice Spending Enough on Cybersecurity?
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Is your Healthcare Practice Spending Enough on Cybersecurity? When building the budget for your healthcare practice, you may be tempted to look for areas where you can cut corners. You might think of Cybersecurity as somewhere you can scrimp and save a little because “it’s not likely to affect me” or “it won’t be visible from the outside if I don’t spend as much in this area”, as opposed to physical security measures, which are much more visible in the forms of security cameras and alarm systems. However, you may want to think twice about this mindset. If you are the victim of a secu ..read more
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Why You Should Care About Cyber Security In Your Dental Practice
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Why You Should Care About Cyber Security In Your Dental Practice When you think of data security breaches, what comes to mind? Probably breaches for major retail stores, such as the one which plagued TJX in 2007. Or perhaps one of many times Yahoo’s email services were hacked, There are countless other examples, which just goes to show the fact that data breaches – whether due to poor security protocols or persistent hackers – are on the rise.  As a dental care provider who is likely keeping patient records digitally, this is something you need to be concerned about. As a provide ..read more
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Ransomware & The Birth of a CyberSchool
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Ransomware & The Birth of a CyberSchool Cybersecurity needs to be considered a life skill. Technology has blanketed every corner of our lives. None of us can escape it. We need to understand how to use this technology responsibly to protect ourselves, our families, and the data we collect from others. Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Security Professional Tweet The world has gone crazy with cyber-crime. All small businesses and healthcare practices such as dental and medical offices are at risk. They need robust cybersecurity protections and cybersecurity training. Why ..read more
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Small Business Cyber Insurance – Will You Even Qualify?
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Small Business Cyber Insurance – Will You Even Qualify? You cannot turn on the TV or social media without noticing that cybercrime is big business these days. Especially during the pandemic, we have seen a massive rise in ransomware specifically. There are some cybersecurity experts that see a trend towards cyber insurance actually being part of the problem, because nowadays many companies just opt to pay the ransom instead of just restoring their data and moving on. This fuels the bad guys even more. Ransomware Keeps Evolving Additionally, ransomware has evolved in the past few years ..read more
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Small Businesses DIY IT
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by Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional
1y ago
Small Business? - Do Your Own IT Anne Genge - Certified Privacy & Cybersecurity Professional Her motto ‘no geek speak’, coupled with her humour and great story-telling, has made Anne one of Canada’s leading cybersecurity and privacy educators. Anne has dedicated her career to helping healthcare practice and small business owners understand technology, how to leverage it, and more importantly, how to do it safely. Over her 20+ years as an educator and tech innovator she has earned global awards for her efforts. Anne keeps the client as her ‘true north’ in how she creates affordable and ..read more
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