HIPAA is no longer just a privacy issue. It is now very clearly a cybersecurity issue. Because of this, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued proposed changes to HIPAA rules. In late December 2024, HHS, issued a proposed update to the HIPAA Security…
Are you wanting to allow employees to work from home? Are you concerned about the security of such a setup?
When it comes to the security of your data, encryption is your best friend. Encryption scrambles your data so that anyone without the password isn’t able to read or make use of it. Here are 5 things that you should be encrypting so that you can ensure your data is secure.
Patch updating is such a critical part of computer security. This can be seen clearly in the failure of over 900 users of Pulse Secure VPN who were compromised recently. A hacker released a list of the compromised devices’ usernames and passwords along with their IP addresses in a forum for criminal hacker groups. to…
Every day, dozens of new holes, or vulnerabilities, are found in software programs and hardware devices around the world. Many of these holes may only be bugs that don’t cause harm, but some create serious security issues. In July 2020, Microsoft released a patch for a 17-year-old hole in its DNS server software. The vulnerability…
On July 14, 2020, Microsoft released a security bulletin detailing a wormable vulnerability in the DNS server software used in Windows servers. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately. The vulnerability has been around for 17 years but has only recently been found and a patch issued. It is extremely important that…
In the last 12 months, there have been 6 different patches that Microsoft has released that caused widespread system crashes. However, Microsoft forces users to update even if the update will cause a crash. This change in the way Microsoft pushes out updates to users has been getting more forceful over the years. While Windows…
It seems to be a part of using a computer – being told we need to install an update… for something. It may be weekly updates from Microsoft, our anti-virus software, or any other software we may have installed. One common update users often see is their browser update alert. This lets us know that…
During economic slow-downs, many small businesses use the time to clean out their offices. Almost every small business has a closet somewhere filled with everything from old reports, calculators, to old computers. Disposing of old computers frees up a lot of storage space in an office, but if not done properly can really open you…