posted on Monday, May 09, 2005 6:58 PM
by
bradley
I'm in search of a "Secure Me Now" button, got one?
So many times, especially with our small offices we look for a checklist, a secure me now button, and quite frankly just isn't such a cookie cutter thing you can do these days.
What you really should be doing instead is identifying what the 'really bad thing' that could happen in a network and designing protection around that.....but ..it can't be the worst really bad thing now can it? It has to be a reasonable bad thing.
What's the first thing you need to do? Sit down with your client and identify what needs to be protected.....typically in heathcare it's patient information. In California it's identity information. Now start to think of ways to reasonably protect that information. Many times, it's just not with technology, it's with people as well.
Much of the steps with HIPAA are policy, ensuring that you are compliant with the people side of the equation.
So think about it.... are you looking for a “secure me now button“ or truly thinking about the best ways to protect stuff that needs protection.
Sometimes a checklist won't give you the big picture. Stand back. Where's your risks?
P.S. if you are looking for a “secure me now button“, you might take a look at some of the resources here. There isn't a button there, but there is a lot of interesting links nonetheless.