St Joseph Health Security System: A Case Study

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Today most organizations collect, transmit, receive and store identifying information of customers electronically – personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers and bank account / credit card numbers, patient health records, and social security numbers, etc. When these information was stolen or misused in wrong way, organizations place patients at risk associated with a patient’s data breech. If a data breech occurs, the organization should step up quickly to identify the affected data or database to minimize further loss and protect patient information. St. Joseph Health security System was attacked more than four hundred thousand past and current patients' data including their employees (Carr, 2014). The health system