If your idea of cybersecurity is a firewall and anti-virus then your organization is at extreme risk. Data breaches are no longer isolated cases in today’s ever-evolving threat landscape. Anything from misconfiguration, patch lags, and unsecure software or system components can lead to unsecure breach points. Bridging security gaps, responding to threats, and remediating data […]
The risk of having your personal information stolen is ever present, regardless of how carefully you guard your information. Without proper security measures, your intellectual property, reputation and brand are at risk. This risk includes the dark web; the part of the internet that is intentionally hidden from search engines and is only accessible through […]
The News The news is notoriously famous for covering large enterprise stories but very rarely talks about the small practices. This leads many to believe that small organizations are ignored by hackers and very rarely susceptible to malware attacks. It is commonly believed that only large organizations are the target of cyber attackers due to […]
This HIPAA question is commonly pondered by small healthcare practices regularly leading to a downwards spiral of more questions. All too often we hear small organizations dismiss compliance obligations thinking they are small enough to avoid regulatory scrutiny. In reality, the size of an organization doesn’t determine whether or not they are a covered entity […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted to protect the privacy and security of patient information. It is a healthcare organization’s responsibility to implement safeguards that ensure patient information is properly protected. Bottom line: protect your patient’s data and your company data. There are several steps to ensuring that this compliance is […]
We often hear from small business owners that they had either never heard of a network security study or they haven’t had one recently. If you can relate, you should keep on reading. A network security study is a helpful guide that will give you valuable insight into your environment and remediation plans for potential […]
We hear from many small organizations that believe they are too small to be affected by cybercriminals and data breaches. The unfortunate reality is that over 60% of cyber-attacks are against small organizations directly, and even the massive breaches that you hear about in the news can have devastating effects on SMBs even if they […]
For most organizations, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is tedious, confusing, and downright frustrating. Most SMBs are unfamiliar with the regulation. Some choose to ignore it, wrongfully thinking they aren’t subject to the compliance due to their size or customer base. Surprisingly, GDPR is one of the most far reaching compliance and covers many […]
Data privacy is not simply compliance related, it is also a growing business concern. Clients are at risk, data is at risk, and our businesses are at risk. Regulations are constantly evolving and cyber attacks continue to threaten the integrity of our data every day. With the enactment of more than 51 state bills (just […]
Nonprofits often tend to be targeted by cyber criminals due to a lack of resources to implement cybersecurity measures. To their disbelief, they are just as susceptible to a data breach as for-profit organizations, if not more. However, they often don’t embrace the same level of changes that other organizations are making to implement a […]
