Cybersecurity Attacks during a Pandemic: It Is Not Just IT's Job!

Data backup and information technology (IT) recovery plans are critical in healthcare institutions, but the weakest links are those who use hospital computers--every employee. IT professionals take the necessary steps to employ network best practices, but it is the responsibility of medical-surgical nurses and managers to ensure user awareness best practices.
Nearly 5 years ago, I published an article in this journal warning that healthcare institutions' security flaws may put patients' health at risk (Middaugh, 2016). As I write now, the [...]