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Clean Desk Policy Cybersecurity: Your Cheapest Defense

The Sticky Note That Cost a Hospital $3 Million A nurse left a sticky note with login credentials on her monitor. A visitor photographed it. Within 48 hours, a threat actor had accessed patient records for over 10,000 individuals. The resulting HIPAA settlement wasn't pretty. I'

Carl B. Johnson Jul 06, 2026 5 min read
Clean Desk Policy

Clean Desk Policy Cybersecurity: Your Cheapest Defense

In 2023, a healthcare organization in the Midwest lost over 2,000 patient records — not because a hacker exploited a zero-day vulnerability, but because an employee left printed patient lists on their desk over the weekend. A cleaning contractor photographed them. That's it. No malware, no phishing email,

Carl B. Johnson Apr 20, 2025 7 min read