Microsoft released a report that stated, from their research, 99.9% of all account compromises could be prevented by using multi-factor authentication. The report detailed that about 1.2 million accounts worldwide… Read more »
One of your employees comes to you and says there is a funny message on your computer. You make your way to the computer in question to find a message… Read more »
Right before Christmas 2019, Arkansas based telemarketing firm, The Heritage Group, announced it was closing the company down. Earlier, in October, the company suffered a ransomware attack that crippled the… Read more »
A weak password can bring down even the strongest of your practice’s computer security defenses. Passwords are the cornerstone of all modern computer security practices. Because of that, they are… Read more »
This past Monday, around 400 dental offices came to work to find that their data had been encrypted with ransomware. The outbreak occurred when Percsoft and the Digital Dental Record… Read more »
An IT service company can make or break a small medical practice. Computers are fully integrated into modern medicine at all levels including the small practice. Because of this, new… Read more »
Nearly every practice in the United States today uses computers in the day to day operations of their practice. Most are using some form of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software… Read more »
Among healthcare professionals, there is a lot of confusion about what is and is not considered a breach under HIPAA laws. For example, if a disclosure of Protected Health Information… Read more »
Breaches are increasing every day. Looking at the HIPAA “Wall of Shame“, we can see that most of the reported breaches are listed as a “Hacking/IT Incident”. Checking further in… Read more »
