Despite All The Bluff And Bluster Not Everyone Is Convinced Regarding The Security Of The MyHR.

This appeared last week:20 September 2017Fresh fears raised over MyHR securityPosted by Julie Lambert IT experts have challenged assurances that an alleged theft of Medicare numbers has no bearing on the security of the My Health Record. Monash University lecturer Robert Merkel, a specialist in software testing and fault analysis, told a parliamentary inquiry last week that he believed the most likely source of the breach was the Department of Human Services ’ HPOS system, which doctors log into via the PKI or PRODA channels.  He said he was concerned that ease of access for health practitioners had taken priority over security in the design of the health IT system, leading to the breach which resulted in Medicare numbers being offered for sale on the internet.   “Without going into the details of the weaknesses, both of those systems are less secure than they should be, and in the case of PRODA, the weaknesses are a plausible means by which criminals could gain... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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