Question

what are some considerations for using cryptography for healthcare data?

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Health care data encryption is a form of data security whereby electronic medical records (EHR) are disguised so that unauthorized users may not read or make sense of them. Personal health information (PHI) including medical diagnoses, surgeries and other sensitive health data needs to be secured to guard against malicious motives as well as confidentiality breaches that can result in huge fines.

Data breaches at healthcare organizations have increased operating costs and impacted executive careers from IT to the C-suite, but perhaps the greatest damage is to the long-term reputation (and long-term revenue potential) of the breached organization. Establishing a strong security and compliance posture helps defend the healthcare enterprise against negative reputational and financial impact.

Data privacy mandates specify that organizations that store and process patient data - and other personally identifiable information - must protect it against theft or other loss.

Attackers are motivated by the black market value of patient medical records. However, with Cryptography solutions in place, attackers will find only a jumble of ciphertext in place of patient data.

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