Dermatologists in small practices often think they will not get hacked because they may not have troves of patient information or financial data. But this attitude is what makes them a target in the first place. Lax security, a lack of resources and general indifference make the perfect combination for an easy hack into any dermatology practice.

Most small practices use home-based level security, such as routers or access points like you would use at home. Conversely, they often have the kind of data that bigger hospitals have, but they donโ€™t have the appropriate security.

It is important to recognize that even though our dermatology offices may not have as many health records as a large health system, we probably are not the only target for the hacker.