How secure is your office? We purchase alarms and lock up the files and folders to keep others and prying eyes from seeing important patient and personal information , but how secure is your computer? In this day and age offices and individuals are going paperless and we tend not to secure our networks as well as we secure the physical assets . Lets start with wireless networks . Your wireless network should be secured by using WPA Technology not the older Wep Technology , which can be cracked with in minutes , and give anyone access to your records and personal information. Remember if you are using older technology and you do get broken into you could be held responsible.
The second area I would like to talk about is Internet browsing in the office and at home. At a minimum your network should have a firewall and antivirus and antispyware protection to keep your safe when Browsing . The internet is becoming the largest way unscrupulous people are gaining access to your information. When browsing the web you could come across a site that downloads a small piece of software that allows others access to your computer. So it is not only important to have antivirus and anti spyware but you need to keep the programs updated so they can detect the latest threats. If you have no virus or spyware protection and you are an individual, you can download a free antivirus at www.free.grisoft.com ( unfortunately if you are a business you are required by licenses to purchase copies for each computer in the office). As you can see network and computer security is important.
