Do you know your real cyber risk?
If you’re like most companies, you’ve got cyber liability insurance, and if you took your agent’s advice, it’s probably higher than the minimum. So you’re covered, right? Wrong
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Getting your cybersecurity right can be as easy as CSF!
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a voluntary set of guidelines and best practices designed to help organizations manage and reduce cybersecurity risks.
IT literacy is essential to keeping your organization secure
In today’s world, information technology (IT) literacy has become a basic necessity for employees in almost every industry. As businesses continue to digitize and rely on technology,
Ransomware Continues Ravaging Companies
In recent years, ransomware attacks have become one of the biggest cyber threats for organizations of all sizes, causing significant financial losses and disrupting business operations. To combat this growing threat,
The Pentagon email breach will impact healthcare
The recently disclosed Pentagon email breach occurred in 2020 when a hacker gained unauthorized access to an email server used by the United States Department of Defense.
Lehigh Valley Health Network hit by a cybersecurity attack
Recently, the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) was hit by a cybersecurity attack that targeted the Delta Medix group, a provider that LVHN has been working with since 2019. The attack occurred on January 11, 2022, and was discovered by LVHN on January 13, 2022.
Apple Releases Security Updates
When it comes to cyber scams and attacks, by far the most vulnerable are the elderly. We can all help them to be more aware of what to look out for when they do venture online. Here are the most common scams targeting the elderly.
HIPAA Compliance 101
To become HIPAA compliant, your business will need to implement a number of physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information (PHI).
HHS warns cookies can be bad for your health information
Not all cookies are created equally. As a self-professed chocolate cookie aficionado, I can personally attest to this. But last week, the Department of Health and Services alerted us that cookies may also be bad for our health … information.
A bit of egg on my face.
Well, this is a little embarrassing… Last week one of our promoted products, password manager LastPass, announced they had suffered a breach through a third-party cloud storage solution. They disclosed an unknown actor gained access to certain customer information, but they didn’t elaborate. They did emphasize that no customer passwords were exposed since those are […]
Three cyber holes to be aware of
Three cyber weaknesses you can prevent. The list of computer vulnerabilities is growing rapidly right now. While this is an ongoing trend, the pace has picked up of late. Some may blame Russia, but in truth, they’re just one part of the problem. The reality is the bulk of attacks are for financial gain, and […]
The hole in your cybersecurity you may be overlooking
Unsecure Devices Most of you likely know that printers, scanners, and multifunction devices have been a weak link for cybersecurity for many network administrators. There are several reasons for this. First, like many networked medical devices, there was no built-in process for software updates, so when a security vulnerability was identified, few devices received patches. […]
OCR Training Video
Are You Tired of Hearing It? Just SHUT UP ALREADY – I know some of you are thinking that. We’ve been going on and on about the importance of cybersecurity training, and I know more than a few of you are getting tired of it. So what do we do about that? We DOUBLE down! […]
When cybersecurity training isn’t enough – what next?
Beyond Training – You Can’t Stop There. We’ve talked a lot about training lately because it is the single best tool you have to keep your network secure. However, it’s not bulletproof. Two weeks ago Microsoft issued patches for over 85 security weaknesses across all of their Windows operating systems, including patches to close known […]
Three ways to improve your cybersecurity
Three Steps You MUST Take Now. Cybersecurity professionals are sounding the alarm in agreement that we are about to experience another uptick in cybersecurity attacks. They cite numerous reasons for this coming storm. The most significant concern is the increased tensions we have with the usual cast of cyber-attacking state actors – Russia, China, North […]
At a recent discussion in Texas on cybersecurity in healthcare, technology experts were in agreement that cyber threats were increasing and getting more sophisticated. When we consider the options, we can boil them down to two – tighter network lockdowns, and more training.