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Risk Assessment Without Pain

Overview Some healthcare professionals dread the task of planning and conducting the HIPAA-required security risk assessment and gap analysis, but with good support and the right tools, the job is very manageable and will pay big dividends for the whole organization. Read the paper as risk assessment gives a clear picture of your loss potential. It establishes expected losses from defined threats based on asset exposures, vulnerabilities, and estimated probabilities of occurrence.

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Publisher	Securac	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2003	Downloads	17
Format	White Papers
Topics	HIPAA

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