HIMSS Word of the Day #430: Physical Safeguards
Physical safeguards are the physical measures, policies, and procedures that protect an organization’s electronic information systems, buildings, and equipment from natural and environmental hazards and unauthorized intrusion. This post explains the HIMSS Dictionary definition and the four standards in 45 CFR 164.310, then reviews five sources: breach statistics from 2010 to 2018, a comparison of for-profit and non-profit breach types, a ranking of locations to secure first, and two surveys of hospital information security safeguards.