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Which of these statements related to information technology is accurate?

  • A

    Social networks and cell phone cameras pose low risk in terms of information technology security and confidentiality.

  • B

    The security of technological data and information in healthcare environments is most often violated by those who work there.

  • C

    The security of technological data and information in healthcare environments is most often violated by computer hackers.

  • D

    Computer data deletion destroys all evidence of the data.

Correct Response: B

The security of technological data and information in healthcare environments is most often violated by those who work there. The vast majority of these violations occur as the result of inadvertent breaches with carelessness and the lack of thought on the part of employees. Technology is a double edged sword.

Technological advances such as cell phone cameras, social networks like Facebook, telephone answering machines and fax machines pose great risk in terms of the confidentiality and the security of medical information. Computer data deletion does not always destroy all evidence of the data; data remains.