IT Security Best Practices

The common source of healthcare data breach data is HHS Office for Civil Rights Breach Report. Although it is an important source of data to know the developments in data breaches, the Breach Report has limited scope since it merely … Read more

Comprehensive Data Privacy Law Passed by the Delaware Legislature The Delaware legislature passed a comprehensive new data privacy law. Delaware Governor John Charles Carney Jr is likely to sign the Personal Data Privacy Act making Delaware the 12th U.S. state … Read more

Trends in Data Breaches According to the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report Verizon 2023 DBIR: Rising Social Engineering Attacks While Ransomware Plateaus The Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) was published to offer insights into the present threat … Read more

The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs conducted a hearing to look at cybersecurity threats to the healthcare industry, what healthcare companies and the federal government are doing to overcome those risks, and know what the federal … Read more

The subject of AI in healthcare frequently gets different responses. Although a number of people believe in the advantages of using AI in healthcare and the substantial rewards to patients, other people have worries concerning the ethics of AI in … Read more

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) just released guidance for government and private institutions on the avoidance and mitigation of distributed Denial of Service … Read more

The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, is traveling across the country as part of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month. She’s been promoting the best practices of cybersecurity, telling everyone the steps they can dp to … Read more

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center has alerted the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector regarding the growing social engineering and voice phishing (vishing) attacks. In cybersecurity terminology, social engineering is the control of people by malicious actors to advance … Read more

Google has reported that it is going to do something to enhance the privacy security for consumers of its services. Google has always favored a complete, national privacy law that covers consumer data to make certain there is reliability all … Read more

A lot of healthcare data breaches are taking place, however, not all privacy and security issues arise from outside the company. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HCC) has just given an advisory regarding … Read more

The latest Software Advice survey of healthcare companies gives information on healthcare data breaches, their underlying causes, and the distinct security strategies at small and big healthcare organizations. The survey engaged 130 small practices with 5 or fewer licensed providers … Read more

The topic of the 4th week of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “Cybersecurity First.” The emphasis is on letting businesses know about the importance of cybersecurity steps to handle vulnerabilities in products, operations, and individuals. Cybersecurity Information for Businesses One research … Read more

Public and private industry companies have a new tool that can be used to evaluate how much they are vulnerable to insider threats. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) created this new Insider Threat Risk Mitigation Self-Assessment Tool to … Read more

The number of cyberattacks currently being reported is greater than ever before. A few years ago, healthcare cyberattack reports are received at a rate of one each day, however, in 2021, there have been months where cyberattacks were reported at … Read more

It has been a particularly bad year for ransomware attacks on businesses. Many of the attacked businesses have been unprepared for a ransomware attack and did not implement sufficient ransomware mitigations. Had proactive steps been taken, many of the attacks … Read more

Bitwarden, 1Password and KeePass are among the best and most secure password managers available for businesses to add to their cybersecurity suite. Deciding which one is the most cost effective for your business will depend on a lot of different … Read more

Choosing a secure, reliable password manager for your iPhone can be a daunting task. To assist you with this we have put together a list of the best iPhone password managers available in 2021. A password manager will allow you … Read more

Managed Service Providers are an attractive target for cybercriminals. If a threat actor succeeds in gaining access to an MSP’s network, they can use the same remote management tools that MSPs use to conduct attacks on the MSPs clients. Many … Read more

You will no doubt have heard of a man in the middle (MiTM) attack. Here we define this attack method, explain how a MiTM attack occurs, and show you how to prevent a man in the middle attack and keep … Read more

Many businesses now offer their customers free access to their Wi-Fi networks, but if guest Wi-Fi best practices are not followed, opening up Wi-Fi networks to guest users is not without risk. You may have provided security awareness training to … Read more

It’s the time of year when the poor password practices of users are highlighted. This month has seen the list of the worst passwords of 2018 published and a list of 2018’s worst password offenders. The Worst Passwords of 2018 … Read more

Security awareness training best practices to help your organization tackle the weakest link in the security chain: Your employees. The Importance of Security Awareness Training It doesn’t matter how comprehensive your security defenses are and how much you invested on … Read more

Passwords should be complex and difficult to guess, but that makes them difficult to remember, so what about using password managers to get around that problem? Are password managers safe and secure? Are they better than attempting to remember passwords … Read more

The cost of a ransomware attack is far higher than the amount demanded by cybercriminals to unlock encrypted files. The final cost of a ransomware attack is likely to be many times the cost of the ransom payment, in fact, … Read more

Hackers have embraced ransomware and have been  more and more targeting businesses, yet many business leaders are unsure how to stop ransomware attacks. Due to this, the risk from ransomware is not being effectively managed, and that may prove very … Read more

The importance of reducing your company’s data footprint is paramount in today’s climate. If your company is subjected to an attack and hackers gain control of your servers, they will not be able to obtain access to data that are … Read more

It doesn’t matter which security report you read; one thing is clear. The ransomware problem is becoming worse and the threat greater than ever. While ransomware attacks in 2015 were few and far between, 2016 has seen an explosion of … Read more

Hackers are using phishing to trick web users into handing over their sensitive data. Internet surfers are shown with a baited hook, which draws them into handing over login names, passwords, security keys and other important data. The tactic can … Read more

The news is littered with reports of data breaches that have been experienced by companies and even governments. Many media reports detail how hackers have been able to obtain tens of thousands of confidential records, or in some instances, tens … Read more

This article explores the benefits of teaching hacking techniques. Why on earth would I want to do that you may ask? Isn’t that the same as telling someone how to rob a bank? Well, it is, but teaching hacking techniques … Read more

Unfortunately, common business network security myths have led many small to medium sized business owners to believe they are well protected against hackers, malicious insiders, and online criminals. They perceive their network to be secure, but that confidence may be … Read more

All operating systems have security issues Best patch management practices enable you keep on top of the security issues that are constantly being discovered. It seems as soon as one patch is released to deal with xyz security issue, another … Read more