Have One Of These Devices? Your Data Has Been Compromised
Have you upgraded things around your home and office lately? Chances are you’ve jumped on the IoT bandwagon. The Internet of Things is impacting all kinds of devices in every aspect of our lives. Installed …
The Difference Between A Hack And A Breach
There are lots of ways your data can be compromised. In the news, you may see some stories about data being hacked, while in others they talk about a breach. They are often used interchangeably, …
Why Those Cybersecurity Tools May Not Be Keeping You As Safe As You Thought
When was the last time you downloaded a security patch the moment it was released? Hours? Days? Weeks? How vulnerable did that weakness make you while you put off the update? According to tCell’s 2018 …
How Widespread Breaches Like Capital One Can Put You More At Risk
A recent data breach put 100 million Capital One credit card applications and account information at risk. That means people’s names, addresses, credit scores, credit limits, balances, and other pertinent information is now ripe for …
Will Deep Learning Leave You More or Less Secure?
As we release more of our medical tasks to artificial intelligence, we’ll see technology handle things way beyond what humans can do. Artificial intelligence is designed to handle repetitive tasks that can easily be identified …
The Importance Of Having A Contingency Plan In Place
What if disaster struck today? What if a tornado picks up your building and takes it away? Or your best employee resigns and walked out the door? Or a major medical issue will keep you …
What Facebook Can Teach You About EHR Security
Facebook and security: these two words rarely show up in the same sentence together without loss and frustration being there too. Through Facebook, the concept of “privacy” has changed in meaning. If you put your …
Could Blockchain Prevent The Breach That’s Coming?
Two years ago, over 145 million Americans had their personal information hacked thanks to the Equifax breach. Has anything changed? Not Much. A recently released report from the US General Accountability Office found that four …
Should You Worry About Monitoring the Dark Web?
Want to know which industry has the most potential for criminal activity? If you guessed healthcare, you’re correct. A study by Ponemon showed that nearly 90 percent of healthcare organizations had a data breach in …
The Importance Of Patches
Patch Tuesday (recently changed to Update Tuesday) is an unofficial term referencing Microsoft’s release of security patches for its operating systems and software products. It’s occurred the second Tuesday of every month since late 2003. …
