Does my health services practice need a cyber security policy? Do we need cyber security training?
Yes, private health services practitioners like massage therapists, acupuncurists, naturopaths and chiropractors normally need cyber security insurance, cyber security policies, and cyber security staff training. This is to prevent business losses, but also to comply with PIPEDA the Canadian federal privacy law affecting private businesses.
Here’s why you need look after cyber security
- You store health and financial data on your clients. If that data gets stolen, then insurance will cover the cost of notifying your clients, credit reporting follow up, and restoring systems for example.
- Cyber Liability Insurance providers will usually require cyber security staff training. In addition, training can help put practices in place to avoid cyber informaton theft, and prevent these financial, time and effort drains.
- You have professional responsibility to take reasonable steps to protect client information. In addition to protecting your clients, this protects your professional reputation and relationship with your clients as well.
What are some of the cyber security risks that affect our work?
- A data breach could expose client medical records, leading to potential legal action and fines.
- Ransomware attacks could encrypt your clinic’s data, requiring ransom payments to regain access.
- Thieves could trick you into revealing sensitive information, leading to fraud and data breaches.
- Ransomware could lock up your computers, making them impossible to use and making all your business data unavailable to you.
Insurance Requirements for Training
Your insurance company will likely make you purchase cyber security training for you staff to satisfy their requirements. It can be hard to find training that is at the right level of detail and taught in the right way to suit health practitoners.
I hope that when you need staff cyber security training for your massage, chiropractice, coaching, bodywork, acupuncture or health services practice you will talk to me.
Experienced. Approachable. Plain Language. No unnecessary tech-speak.
I am an entrepreneur like you. I have been training regular people on technical topics in skilled and accessible ways for over 25 years. I’m happy to teach in the way you learn, walking you through practical strategies to keep your information, finances and reputation safe. I offer a range or live and recorded courses, created with your industry in mind with useful, prioritized, well-explained information you can put into practice right away to reduce your risk.
What does cyber security training cost?
The larger firms can cost $2000-3000 for cyber security training packages for a small staff that aren’t even taught by a real person. I offer live group training sessions plus a recording of the content for internal use for around $350 and individual training starting at $39.99
For more information, send me an email below, call during my office hours or check out my affordable, Canadian, practical cyber security training offerings You might find a great fit with this course.
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