Here are eight tips the American Dental Association shared for dentists to consider when protecting their practices against cyber criminals:
- Make all members of the dental staff aware of cyber threats and instruct them not to open any suspicious emails or files.
- Ensure dental staff are using strong passwords.
- Back up your data.
- Use an email content filtering system.
- Install anti-malware software.
- Limit administrative access at workstations when possible.
- Update systems consistently and test them against the newest vulnerabilities.
- Have a plan ready in case your practice becomes a cyber attack victim.
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