What is Malware? Ransomware? Do We Still Say Virus?
Malware, ransomware, trojans, rootkits, and viruses. You may have heard some or all of these terms. But what do they mean? What is malware? In this article, we will discuss… Read more »
Category: Computer Security
Vaccinate Your Practice to COVID-19 Scams
With COVID-19 sweeping the planet, we have all had to change how we live our lives. This has created many new challenges to the way we work. Many practices have… Read more »
Using Two-Factor Authentication Stops 99.9% of Account Compromises
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 »
Are You Using a Weak Password? Here are 2019’s Worst Passwords
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 »
Case Study – Lack of Security Awareness Training Leads to Breach
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 »
HIPAA Staff Training Can Be Your Best Defense Against Attackers
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 »
Medical Practice Backups – Secure Your Most Valuable Asset
A backup system isn’t the sexiest part of IT and for most people, it’s pretty boring. We plug them in, let them run and forget about them. But medical practice… Read more »
Case Study – Make Your Practice Unattractive to Cyber Attackers
Nearly every day in the news, we hear about more attacks on medical practices and businesses. This is an ever-increasing trend that shows no sign of stopping. There is money… Read more »
Make Your Network Unattractive to Hacker Attacks Today
Every day we read about new companies or governments that have been attacked. Recently, the Georgia Department of Public Safety was hit with a ransomware attack. The attack left many… Read more »