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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Takeaways

Health Blawg

Without further ado, here they are: Encryption: Encryption is the conversion of electronic data into an unreadable or coded form that is unreadable without a decryption key. The proper use of encryption can prevent unauthorized users from viewing encrypted data in a usable form and may substantially reduce the risk of compromising ePHI.

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Takeaways

Health Blawg

Without further ado, here they are: Encryption: Encryption is the conversion of electronic data into an unreadable or coded form that is unreadable without a decryption key. The proper use of encryption can prevent unauthorized users from viewing encrypted data in a usable form and may substantially reduce the risk of compromising ePHI.