Another Reason Why Data Security is Less Costly than a Data Breach

I know I've preached endlessly here about the importance of data security.  In fact a while back I mentioned that some law firms are now actively looking for breaches and using them to file class action lawsuits against a practice that has suffered a breach.

To emphasize that point, here's a real word situation.  A practice experienced a cyber security breach.  As far as I understand they reported the incident as required by federal HIPAA laws.  However despite all of the other things that come along with this... which are expensive and stressful.  A law firm has now setup a website where patients can join in a class action lawsuit in hope of a payment.

As an interesting aside to this story, I went to check the HHS breach portal to find out more info, but currently the HHS website is offline and unavailable.  Hopefully the problem is solved quickly, otherwise the link above simply brings up a white page that states "The service is unavailable".  Ah your tax dollars at work.

Anyway, a doctor that suffers a breach will have tons of stress and tons of costs in trying to get their systems back.  This unfortunate office can add the potential for a class action lawsuit to that stress.  The attorney website is working just fine.  You can see it here.  https://www.claimdepot.com/investigations/welcome-dentistry-data-breach-2025  
 

I highly advise the use of a dedicated healthcare cybersecurity firm like Black Talon Security or Sililgent Intelligent Security.  Both are great companies and can help keep your office data as safe as possible.  Don't wait until you suffer a breach to contact the experts.  That is truly, as my grandfather used to say, "Closing the barn door after the horse has run off."  Be safe!