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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Myo Thiha_The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Dear Bro,
Thanks for sharing this interesting case, I learned that although MFA was used to secure the system and then unauthorized request are blocked automatically. However, auto block function was not enable. It seems to double check or trail whether it does work or not as we always practice in our real work.
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic WAH WAH LWIN_Yale New Haven Health System Data Breach in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
Dear Ama Wah,
Thanks for expression!! It is really interesting. I see the challenging to secure the system all the time.
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Than Htike Aung_ How Heartbleed Shook Millions of Patients at Once in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Dear Ko Aung,
Thanks for reflection! I well noticed that how data was breach and it is really terrible that server allow to access the outsider to download without tracing anything.
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Wai Phyo Aung started the topic Wai Phyo Aung_ransomware attack Frederick Health in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
A brief description
A Ransomware attack was happened on 27,Jan,2025 in Maryland-based Frederick Health organization. The attacker disrupted the IT system of the healthcare organization and reported the results of their patients to another neighboring hospital. Here is the link;
1) https://www.frederickhealth.org/notice/
2) LinkImpact of this…[Read more]
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 2.2 Health Information Privacy & Security in the forum Week 2: Health Information Privacy & Security 3 days, 1 hour ago
As an attacker, He/she will find the vulnerability points of the system. There might be different based on structure of the system.
1) If the structure is web-based and control by user name. The first technique invading the system based on constructed web-based language. The another one will be user name and level of user privilege. If he/she…[Read more] -
Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 2.1 Computer Networking and Cloud computing in the forum Week 2: Health Information Privacy & Security 4 days, 23 hours ago
1) I would rather recommend cloud server because physical server is more costly and require IT officer to maintain and fixing issue all the time. Could server is interactive and easily accessible with minimal effort. We can buy a cloud server with effective cost and can assure easily accessibility, mobility, data security and scalability.…[Read more]
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 1.2: Importance of health informatics for outbreak detection and control. in the forum Week 1: Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 6 days, 23 hours ago
Information plays vital role not only in outbreak situations but also in any emergency conditions. Immediate response or Specific information are importance to design outbreak response program. We can’t provide effective services without identifying the community needed or ground situations. In term of Flood response, We created real time data…[Read more]
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 1.2: Importance of health informatics for outbreak detection and control. in the forum Week 1: Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 6 days, 23 hours ago
Yes, I totally agree that EA and national level integration is essential to control it even though different IPs are providing services. Interoperability is key to address.
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 1.1: Introduction to PHI in the forum Week 1: Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 1 week, 1 day ago
Regarding as a public health informatician, there are core skills that are enhancing to be a professional especially public health, IT skills, conceptual knowledge and critical thinking.
1) Public Health
I have foundation of public health knowledge because my bachelor focus on public health. I am also familiar with data collection, data…[Read more] -
Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Introduce yourself in the forum Orientation Forum 1 month ago
Hello Everyone, Nice to meet you. My name is Wai Phyo Aung and you can call me William as nickname. I am from Myanmar. I graduated from University of Community Health, Magway, Mayanmar. I work as a Humanitarian aid worker in an INGO and NGO especially in monitoring, evaluation and learning field. I hope this program will be effective my career…[Read more]