medical information , you may have strong controls in place to safeguard customer information , per your obligations to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ( GLBA ), federal law restricting the release of medical information and , of course , the customer . But what controls are in place to prevent a hacker ( or curious neighbor with IT skills ) from accessing this information through an employee ’ s home network ?
The risks to home networks
Any IT professional can tell you the possible risks that can affect a home network or computer . Most users tend not to be as informed as their IT professional counterparts and , as a result , may not have the same level of “ fear ” ( or technical competence ) to adequately secure their home network . Almost any IT professional who has worked on home networks can attest to the vast number of home internet users with routers or other network devices with no password to protect the network
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