Unit 3 – Discussion Board 

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Type:  Discussion Board

Unit:  Security and Recovery

Due Date:  Tue,8/24/21

Grading Type:  Numeric

Points Possible:  75

Points Earned: Points Earnednot available

Deliverable Length:  400–600 words

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Primary Discussion Response is due by Friday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Tuesday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Health care information and system security is a major consideration for small and large health care organizations. Complete the following for this assignment:

• Conduct research to find 1 security breach in a health care organization that has occurred in the past five years.
• Research the breach, and then explain what could have been done to avoid or mitigate the impact of the security breach.
• Conduct additional research to understand the penalties that health care organizations may be subject to if they fail to secure health care data.
• Based on your research of the incident and the potential penalties, create a memo to a senior leader within a health care organization explaining why funding is justified to fund security-focused health care information technology projects.