Broadband and information technology are powerful factors in small businesses reaching new markets and increasing productivity and efficiency. However, businesses need a cybersecurity strategy to protect their own business, their customers, and their data from growing cybersecurity threats. 1. Tr...

Cyberattacks are increasing on SMB’s and the effect could be devastating Cyberattacks are not an exception – SMB’s are just as much a target as large corporations. A many recent headlines point out: “Hacks are affecting everyday life … cyberattacks on supply chains, governments and financia...

Your med spa is required to be HIPAA complaint and HIPAA violations can be costly. Your social media presence is a great way to keep in touch and communicate with your clients. But before you respond to a comment about how great and wonderful a customers med spa experience was, you should be awar...

Cybersecurity in 2018 needs to become a top priority. In 2017, the WannaCry outbreak brought serious attention to security in the health care industries. Lack of knowledge, funds & outdated systems continue to leave the medical community open to breaches and malicious attacks. In 2015, the medica...

WANNACRY RANSOMEWARE WannaCry is a so called encryption-based ransomware otherwise called Wanna Decryptor or WCRY, Travis Farral, chief of security procedure for Anomali told WIRED. It encrypts clients records utilizing AES and RSA encryption figures meaning the programmers can specifically unscr...

A month ago, AHIMA discharged another shape intended to help both healthcare suppliers and patients better comprehend and use the patient health information get to process. Patients have the privilege to their own particular information, however suppliers need to keep up information security to r...

A recent survey conducted by HIMSS Analytics for the 2017 Level 3 Healthcare Security Study has unveiled that the biggest issue in regards to HIPAA data security is the lack of security awareness among healthcare employees. The Level 3 Communications, Inc., sponsored survey was conducted on 12...

Healthcare professionals and their staff must have access to health information of patients to provide medical care and perform healthcare operations. However, sometimes these privileges become a threat when employees can abuse their power and gain unauthorized access to data they don’t need to ...

Security is a serious issue for all businesses, and healthcare providers are no exception. Just because you checked a box off on a checklist to verify your HIPAA compliance – it doesn’t always mean you are secure. 96% of information technology security experts feel that they are still vulnerable ...

Outsourcing HIPAA is a very attractive option for smaller businesses. You may wonder, is outsourcing my HIPAA compliance worth it? In many cases, the answer is yes. The starting salary for someone with experience in information & cyber security with certifications, it can start at 110K+ a year. W...