IT 412 Risk_Analysis_Paper.docx Risk Analysis Paper Southern New Hampshire University

IT 412 Risk_Analysis_Paper.docx    Risk Analysis Paper  Southern New Hampshire University  IT 412 Cyber Law    Risk Analysis Paper  Part 1: Information Technology Structure of ABC Healthcare Organization  ABC's healthcare information technology structure resembles a startup company where no much thought or effort was put into it when the structure was designed. However, it has come as a shock in seeing how poorly the structure isdesigned with little regard to patient data (health records with identifiable information) protection, the staff members' privacy, and complete exposure to critical company information. The organization's technology structure was designed by several tech vendors where it was setup such that all programs ABC uses can be accessed using default usernames and passwords. All the patient health records with identifiable information are stored in a server that can be casually accessed through a wireless access point or an ethernet cable. It gets complicated when the same wireless access point used to access confidential patient data is used to set up ABC staff members using their wireless laptops and provide ABC clients, and guestsaccess to the internet. The organization also allows staff members to connect their personal computers to the network and even have the liberty of using the work systems to do personal web browsing and even check their email accounts. The organization departments also share a single copier, and most of the records and unused copies are left lying beside the copi