Software customization is a great way to get what you need out of today’s software. But how much is too much? Many applications right out of the box don’t do what a company needs. Tweaks are needed here and there to make the software do things the way the company does things. The hidden (and […]
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The growing threat of data breaches in industries of all kinds continues to be one of the most critical, yet simultaneously neglected, components of a proper business plan. Unfortunately, the industry that collects the most sensitive (and extensive) data is also one of the most vulnerable to cyber threats. And sadly, the real cost of
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HIPAA, we’re all familiar with the word, right? It’s something to do with doctors, patients, and all the information between. You might also know it’s a set of rules that protects the personal healthcare information clients tell their doctors, often in confidence, from external or unwanted exposure to outside entities. But the truth is, HIPAA
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Conducting annual HIPAA Security Risk Assessments (SRA) and drafting binding usage agreements with your HIPAA Business Associates is more critical than ever. But unfortunately, HIPAA compliance remains to this day a challenge for operators in the healthcare industry. With a growing list of demands from patients to infrastructure changes that see more information than ever
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Unfortunately, news of a cybersecurity threat is never hard to find. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released a joint cybersecurity advisory regarding an imminent ransomware attack targeting the healthcare and public health sector in October. A new
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At first glance, you might be thinking, “There’s no way my organization is violating HIPAA law!” But the truth is it’s a lot more prevalent than we think. And the changing nature of how work is done (i.e., often from home) only makes it more common. It’s true: protecting data and personal information regulated under
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We saw a massive shift in the way we conduct almost all facets of business and industry this year. Among the many changes we experienced in 2020, we also saw some surprising cybersecurity trends arise. Some cybersecurity trends were more surprising than others As an increasing amount of us work from home and continue to
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Today when we hear the term “invisible enemy,” our minds immediately think of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, another invisible enemy continues to rage in the shadows, infecting not necessarily us but our computer counterparts. As we continue to become increasingly reliant on our internet-connected devices in our daily lives, the number of hackers, sleuths,
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Yesterday (November 5, 2020) Apple released multiple security patches to prevent three (3) zero-day vulnerabilities that are already known to be actively exploited in the wild. This impacts iOS, IPadOS, MacOS , and WatchOS. The flaws affect the front component parser and the kernel, allowing bad actors to execute arbitrary code and run malicious programs
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