Cyber liability - what you need to know

A recent trend in cyber attacks is 'ransomware' and health professionals, including dentists, are at risk of having their data security breached. Dental professionals gather and store large amounts of personal patient details - and for this reason can be targets for hackers.

Australian Federal Police advise that there were over 70 instances of
such attacks on Australian dental practices last year.

'Ransomware' results in the encrypting of a business's data. The information is locked down so that it is no longer accessible by the business. The objective of this attack is that the business must pay the hacker a substantial 'ransom' in order to retrieve their data.

Cyber liability insurance is a necessity, in addition to standard security measures. Professional liability policies generally do not cover data security breaches.

Find out more:

How to protect your dental practice and a special DUAL insurance offer for members

ADAVB Newsletter April edition - Ransomware case study by DUAL

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