As technology expands into health care, it becomes an integral part of the overall healthcare system. Recently you may have heard news stories involving a breach of patient information at hospitals and other health care organizations. This can be particularly troubling given the type of information health organizations store on each patient and the trust associated with disclosing that information.

In the resources of this unit, you reviewed information on "Security Policies" which provides a thorough examination of what an organization must put into place to protect patient information. This assignment will allow you to put into action what you have learned by creating your own Security Policy.

Use the assignment file below as a guide to complete the following steps.

Question: Why should a password be a minimum of eight (8) characters using upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and special characters?