Risks to Health Information
1. Read Chapter 8 in Smallwood (2018) (Links to an external site.) and the additional course materials from Module 4 Preparation.
2. Read the following articles:
o A Systematic Review of the Availability and Efficacy of Countermeasures to Internal Threats in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure (Links to an external site.)
o Cybersecurity in healthcare: A narrative review of trends, threats and ways forward (Links to an external site.)
o Security model for Big Healthcare Data Lifecycle
3. Research a recent security breach of a healthcare organization of your choice that has occurred within the last 3 years. Do not use an article provided by a
product vendor.
4. Answer the following questions as it relates to a recent security breach in the healthcare organization you selected. State the name and location of the
selected facility as well.
o Discuss the type of security breach that your research uncovered. Provide the reference and link to the article, video, or other source.
o Discuss 3 strategies that the organization could potentially employ to mitigate similar breaches in the future.