Professional organizations, including medical, dental and other
health care practices, continually depend on technology and digital
advancements to collect, store and organize information about their
patients. Increasing use of electronic data and electronic medical
records creates a heightened risk of cybersecurity threats for many
professional practices given the type of information they collect
and store about their patients. Such patient information may
include names, addresses, birthdates, social insurance numbers,
health history, health card numbers, insurance information, and
banking information. Taking into account the sensitive nature of
this information, it is critical that appropriate steps are taken
to safeguard against cyber attacks and security breaches.
