Lorne Lavine, DMD

Why you should consider regular network scans and risk assessments for your practice.

What to consider to secure practice data and keep it protected.

As your network grows, the likelihood of hidden issues increases.

EDR solutions are built to supplement endpoint security with increased detection, investigation and response capabilities. Here are five things to look for beyond the hype.

Advanced attacks are using a variety of methods to steal data; here’s how to keep your practice up-to-date.

Invest in these documents when working with new partners to protect your practice from liabilities

Cloud computing is already a dominating technology. Here's why you should utilize it for your dental practice.

What to do if someone gets hold of valuable patient information.

Cloud-based storage options make it convenient for all of your employees to access data, but how do you keep it both easy to access and safe?

Phishing is big business - don't take the bait.

Wireless networks in your office are a must, but can also be easily exploited if you don’t take precautions.

Making sure you’re safe doesn’t have to be a difficult process.

Cybercrime is a multi-trillion-dollar business, which means that you need the best resources to stay ahead.

Encryption may seem like a scary process, but can you really afford to have unsecured data?

Keeping your patients' data safe should be a top priority. Here's how to do it.

Creating an effective HIPAA compliance and cybersecurity plan can be the key to your practice’s success.

Why you need to be more concerned about email security - and what you can do about it.

Why you need to be more concerned about email security - and what you can do about it.

Keeping up with never-ending software updates can be cumbersome, but there are programs that can help-and ensure you stay HIPAA compliant.

Being 100-percent HIPAA compliant may be impossible, but risk assessment and management plans can save you from hefty violation fines.

A data breach in the dental practice can be catastrophic-unless your files and systems are backed up correctly.

What exactly is ransomware-and how big of a threat is it to your dental practice?With the recent news of what many consider to be the largest ransomware attack in the history of the planet, I think it’s important to understand more about this issue and how to deal with it.These are the questions I get every day and my response to them:

Having to declare a data breach can be devastating for a practice-so it’s critical to take the appropriate preventative measures in advance.

Encryption may not be required by HIPAA rules, but just because you don’t have to, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.

Following these eight steps can help ensure your dental practice is HIPAA compliant.

Simply performing an online risk analysis may not be enough to properly protect your dental practice.

Ransomware, or cryptoviruses, are a type of computer virus that infect your computers and lock your critical data files. The following is a short FAQ about these viruses and why you need to worry.

In previous articles in this series, we have explored many of the HIPAA rules and regulations that affect dental practices. While many of these involves areas familiar to dentists, such as data backup and antivirus software, a number are less well-known, but just as critical. One of this is something called patch management.

As most dentists are aware, the data that resides in your office is the most critical data you own; the patient records, schedule, documents, etc. are the lifeblood of your practice. The question is, what are you doing to protect that data? For preventing data breaches and HIPAA violations, there are three areas to concentrate on.