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Information Security Concepts in Healthcare: Access Control

Of all the concepts in Information Security, Access Control is, by far, the most widely known. It is the public face of Information Security. It is the Lock for every key, The Deadbolt for every door, and theLogin Prompt for every Operating System. In short Access Control is the device by which unauthorized users/resources are prevented from using a system while, at the same time, allowing authorized users/resources through.

Information Security Concepts in Healthcare : Authorization

When talking about Information Security, authorization is the act of determining whether a user, or resource, is allowed to perform a specific action with regards to specific data.  In a very simple example giving someone [+]

Information Security Concepts in Healthcare : Authentication Part II

In the first article in this series, on Authentication, I touched on UserName/Password as well as Biometric Authentication. I would like to talk about one more important method of authentication before moving on to Authorization. Cryptographic Challenge/Response Authentication

Information Security Concepts in Healthcare: Authentication

The importance of privacy within the healthcare industry is as old as the practice of medicine.  In the middle of The Information Revolution, though, it has taken on a whole new level of complexity.  As [+]
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