While digitizing medical records has undeniably brought many improvements to healthcare service delivery, the shift also has exposed the industry—and the enormous amount of protected health information (PHI) it stewards—to a dramatically elevated level of cyber attack. PHI consists of everything from medical history to billing information, Social Security numbers, full-face photos and even biometric data such as fingerprint and voice records. Once electronically stored and made accessible via the Internet, if not properly secured, PHI can be vulnerable and exploited for fraud, identity theft and data laundering. Prevention of Medical Data Abuse This company’s goal is to protect consumers by preventing misuse of medical information while simultaneously promoting the responsible ana

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