Healthcare has continued to be a target for hackers in 2018. With continued threats from cyber criminals, it is crucial to take steps in order to better secure healthcare data and patient records. Reviewing previous cyber attacks can help you determine what not to do and learn from the mistakes of others. Here are highlights […]
Top 5 Tips for Creating and Securing Passwords
As cybercrimes continue to surface at an alarming rate, hacktivist attacks and online information thefts are becoming an everyday occurrence, putting us all at a greater risk than ever before. From the 2018 Macy’s data breach to phishing and malvertising, there is an obvious trend of instability within the online realm when it comes to […]
e-PHI Data Security: What is e-PHI Data Theft?
PHI stands for protected health information and includes just what it sounds like: identifiable information in a person’s health data records, such as health details, date of birth, Social Security number, fingerprints, photos/images, and even financial information. e-PHI is the same thing, it’s just used, held, and transmitted via electronic form (there are actually 18 […]
Fighting Phishing: How to Spot Email Scams
Each day your inboxes are flooded with email after email, some from people you know, others from companies of which you are familiar. Some emails that make their way into your inbox are typical and expected, while others are so outlandish that they would be foolish to even think twice about. A free trip to […]
Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats to Electronic Health Records and Electronic Medical Records
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) contain a massive amount of sensitive information about a patient’s identity, medical health, and medical history. And while these electronic records allow physicians, healthcare professionals, and insurance companies to share information — a process that makes it easier to provide cross-coverage care and bill insurance — […]
Quick Tips for Protecting Your Privacy on Facebook
In case you haven’t heard, Facebook is in some hot water currently. Why? Because its use of users’ personal data has been called into question, resulting in Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before Congress earlier this month. Here’s a little bit of backstory on what is now being referred to as the Cambridge Analytica scandal. […]
Avoid Cyber Attacks: Train Users on Digital Security
Unfortunately, we are not born understanding cybersecurity. For some of us, spotting threats is easier than for others. Users who are not well versed on computer viruses or hacking tricks are more likely to fall victim to these cybersecurity threats, which can be a huge problem if they infect a computer running on a company […]
Healthcare IT Solutions
Technology is a crucial element of the healthcare industry, but this fact goes much deeper than the technology of machines and communication — it also applies to maintaining business continuity and protecting the data that allows daily functions to remain continuous and smooth, should downtime occur. From patient information in a hospital, all the way […]
IT Solutions for the Financial Industry
Whether you work in a bank, as a broker, or anywhere else in the financial sector, IT management and network solutions probably aren’t very high on your list of things to worry about. Even when IT doesn’t seem essential to the running of your business, in this day and age, network functionality is crucial to […]
Use Managed IT Solutions to Grow Your Small Business
Starting a new business is scary, no matter what industry you’re entering. Creating a business from scratch comes with a long list of things to do and things to worry about — from thinking about market potential to preparing a business plan and running risk analysis, small business owners have a lot of their plate. […]