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Perform vulnerability assessment before ­conducting penetration testing

Strategies for Health Care Compliance, March 1, 2015

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While organizations should focus on performing regular risk assessments and analyses, there are also other ways in which they must review their systems for compliance. Often, these other evaluations are overlooked despite their value, says Kevin Beaver, CISSP, an information security consultant in Atlanta. In particular, organizations should be careful not to forget about performing vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, which are components of an overall risk assessment or analysis, says Beaver, who is an editorial advisory board member for SHCC's sister publication Briefings on HIPAA.

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