Pyae Thu Tun

Hi Noi Yar,
I think another option will be regular patching and kepp the software up to date to prevent any weak point and gap in the security.

The report provides a good list of preventive measures to avoid data breach attacks, but please allow me to add one additional measure to consider:

Employee Awareness Training: Educate employees about the importance of cybersecurity and how to recognize and report potential threats.

The report already includes comprehensive preventive measures and thanks for your sharing Teerawat, but allow me to add two more:
Employee Training: Train employees to spot and report security threats like phishing.
Regular Vulnerability Testing: Test for weaknesses in your network and systems regularly.

This data breach shows how important it is for healthcare organizations to have strong cybersecurity measures in place to protect patient information, and supporting the affected practice as a friend and student is a positive gesture during this difficult situation. Thank your for your sharing, ko Soe Htike.

I agree with you on choosing the SaaS model, Teerawat as the IT person is already occupied with daily tasks and choosing that will not make additional burden for him.

Since the board members will not be familiar with technical benefits for cloud service, the following information will be useful for them to understand and supportive for decision making.

– Elimination of Physical Hardware: A cloud server eliminates the need for physical hardware, reducing deployment, repair, and maintenance costs.
– Automated…[Read more]

From the point of non-technical knowledge in coding or programming like me, the easiest way is to get a password by taking without permission from the victim. E.g., some people use the pattern lock instead of pin or password for logging into their smartphone which is quite easy to remember at a glance of sneaking. As I learned though web, it’s s…[Read more]

Thanks for the detail explanation of an example for SQL attack and that’s interesting, Ching To Chung. Though I cannot imagine the whole process of coding, it gives me a general idea of writing a SQL statement to get a hidden blog with a simple code.

Dear Ko Phyo, thanks for sharing your experience with MS Access for monitoring the chronic patient health status in your project. I totally agree with the technical challenges in our country as most of the databases are not standardized to operate seamlessly with each other. Another one is that there are a limited number of experts in particular…[Read more]

Dear Ajarn, it took a while to post this week discussion although I read and learned colleagues’ comment for your topic because it was a bit challenging to pinpoint a specific application in Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there were some efforts to implement a useful application by the government, I haven’t come across any…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing your experience, Ching To Chung. It reminds us how important it is to involve users, especially elderly individuals who might not be as familiar with technology. We should always make sure that new health technology is easy for everyone to use, including these communities.

Certainly, during the COVID-19 outbreak, various health information technology (Health IT) projects emerged to assist with outbreak monitoring and control. One such project that could potentially perform better with the application of public health informatics knowledge and skills is contact tracing mobile applications.
Problems or limitations of…[Read more]

Hello, Ching To Chung,
Even though you just graduated, you already know a lot in theory. I’m sure your colleagues here, who have different technical backgrounds and work experience, will be a big help as you start your new job.

I’m currently working in public health and have some experience with health informatics. However, after reading the assignment, I realize there are areas where I need to get better.

One important area is understanding public health policies and ethics better. This is important for following rules and using data responsibly.

Another area I need…[Read more]

Surely I would try to move to cloud computing as it has many advantages. Moving to cloud computing will benefit us in long-term cost savings than maintaining lots of computer servers on-site. We can access important patient information from different places, which can be helpful for doctors and staff. Cloud providers often have strong backup and…[Read more]

The first thing to be aware of is not to follow such kind of suspicious instructions. We can manually close the browser tab and run the trusted antivirus to identify and remove any threats if it is accidentally infected. We may also need to update the operating system and check the security settings are properly configured. It’s best to change the…[Read more]

Since our personal or workplace computers are a part of a global network system, those have the risk of being attacked by viruses or malware. With the increased technology, those kinds of cyberattacks are becoming powerful nowadays. Sometimes we could not even trace where it comes from and what has caused the system damage. As my colleagues…[Read more]

A healthcare data dashboard is really important because it helps doctors and administrators see complicated data easily. In a busy and data-heavy healthcare world, these dashboards let us check on patients, machines, and important numbers in real-time. This means we can act quickly and make smart decisions. Dashboards also make things clear by…[Read more]