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Cyber Smart Week 2020
CERT NZ’s annual Cyber Smart Week for 2020 starts on Monday 19 October and is aimed at helping New Zealanders protect themselves online. Patients First will be participating in this initiative to help raise cybersecurity awareness across New Zealand while also making it relevant to the health sector. New Zealand Health Information Security Requirements The […]
Step up your cyber defence and stay safe from cyber attacks
Editorial provided by CERT NZ as part of Cyber Smart Week 2020. We all do it – ignore those pesky red dots and update messages; not quite get around to changing our password practice; forget to check we’re not sharing our personal information with every Dom, Jack and Hēmi on social media. Well, now’s the […]
What you need to know about the new Privacy Act 2020
This article is based on the NZ Privacy Law Changes 2020 & Security Protections Webinar by Connon Daly (General Manager, The I.T. Team) and Graeme Crombie (Partner, Lane Neave). For full information and resources on the Privacy Act 2020, please visit the Privacy Commissioner website. The new Privacy Act 2020 (Act) comes into force on 1 December 2020 and we want to help you understand what you […]
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2020 #BeCyberSmart
The theme for Cyber Security Awareness Month 2020 is ‘Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart’. During October 2020, individuals and organisations should all do their part to step up their cyber defence. The Cyber Security Awareness Month website explains that “if everyone does their part – implementing stronger security practices, raising community awareness, educating vulnerable audiences or […]
Patients First’s Terminology Server excels at FHIR Connectathon
Health Level Seven (HL7) International held its 25th Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Connectathon on the 10th and 11th of September 2020. The event attracted a record 635 attendees from all over the world who participated in one, or more, of the 36 available tracks – despite the event being held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Global FHIR Connectathons are held three times a year and aim to: provide education […]
Two-factor authentication now available on hMael
Last weekend the hMael team at Patients First released a new feature in hMael called “two-factor authentication”. Two-factor authentication (2FA) gives a second layer of protection against unauthorised use of your hMael account. Our friends at CERT NZ explain that 2FA “verifies you are who you say you are, by asking for a second piece of information (often a code) as well […]