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Social Engineering Techniques and Password Security: Two Issues Relevant in the Case of Health Care Workers

Social Engineering Techniques and Password Security: Two Issues Relevant in the Case of Health Care Workers

B. Dawn Medlin
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1947-3435|EISSN: 1947-3443|EISBN13: 9781466632011|DOI: 10.4018/ijcwt.2013040104
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Medlin, B. Dawn. "Social Engineering Techniques and Password Security: Two Issues Relevant in the Case of Health Care Workers." IJCWT vol.3, no.2 2013: pp.58-70. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcwt.2013040104

APA

Medlin, B. D. (2013). Social Engineering Techniques and Password Security: Two Issues Relevant in the Case of Health Care Workers. International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT), 3(2), 58-70. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcwt.2013040104

Chicago

Medlin, B. Dawn. "Social Engineering Techniques and Password Security: Two Issues Relevant in the Case of Health Care Workers," International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT) 3, no.2: 58-70. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcwt.2013040104

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Abstract

Due to the Internet and applications that can access the Internet, healthcare employees can benefit from the ability to view patient data almost anywhere and at any time. Data and information is also being shared among third party vendors, partners and supplies. With this type of accessibility of information which generally does include very personal information such as diagnosis and social security numbers, data can easily be obtained either through social engineering techniques or weak password usage. In this paper, a presentation of social engineering techniques is explored as well as the password practices of actual health care workers.

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