The Pharmacy Board of Australia
has advised pharmacists to
carefully protect their electronic
patient records, after several
reports of incidents where they
have become the target of so-called
computer ‘ransomware’.
This is a type of malicious
software which can block access
to a computer system and encrypt
data such as financial records and
patient files.
The scamsters then demand a
sum of money in order to access
the encrypted data.
In a communiqué issued by the
Board just prior to Christmas,
pharmacists were formally
reminded of their serious
obligations to maintain patient
records securely, “especially when
considering solutions for back-up
storage of such information.”The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 06 Jan 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 06 Jan 14
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