The Identity Theft Resource Center documents that the healthcare industry is one of the most targeted by cybercriminals. In 2018 alone, almost 15.1 million patients’ details were compromised. This presents the need to ensure that your medical practice has state-of-the-art cybersecurity. HIPAA laws also stipulate that it is your responsibility to protect all of your […]
Category Archives: Security
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Feb
Feb
It’s easy to imagine a cybercriminal or hacker sitting at a computer writing complex codes designed to break into your office network. But in reality, a cyberattack can be as simple as an email. In fact, 90% of all data breaches include a phishing element. The cleverness of a phishing email is that it relies […]
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Dec
Dec
BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device, policies let employees use their personal smartphones, laptops and other devices at work. BYOD has become so popular that about 65% of employees already use their personal devices at work. But before you jump on the BYOD bandwagon, it’s important to learn about the pros and cons to help you decide […]
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Sep
Sep
For small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), an IT network failure can be devastating because you don’t have the resources of large corporations to bounce back from such disasters. Preparation against such devastation may be the only course for you to avoid failure and survive with the least damage if failure occurs. SMBs must be proactive […]
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Aug
Aug
Most businesses are now technology dependent. This means security concerns aren’t just worrisome to large corporate enterprises anymore, but also the neighborhood sandwich shop, the main street tax advisor, and the local non-profit. Regardless of size or type, practically any organization has valuable digital assets and data that should not be breached under any circumstances. […]
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Aug
Aug
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations report states that emails are the primary source of two-thirds of malware. Email is an easy target simply because there is more human touch involved in the case of emails. There’s always a stray chance that someone will end up clicking on a phishing link or downloading the wrong attachment […]