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Education 2017 major ransomware target

Everyone in IT for the education sector is most likely aware of the plague of ransomware that has visited their colleagues in healthcare this year. Healthcare offers hackers rich pickings of personal and financial information—but so does the education sector, where there is the added bonus of valuable research and [...]

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

Logon ID Sharing user IDs and passwords is not advisable and may be a non-compliance with your company policy or local legislation. If you shared this information and someone used it to access ePHI, you will be held responsible for the actions that person took using your credentials. Do not [...]

No more passwords in 2017?

Yahoo!’s disclosure that hackers might have vacuumed up the passwords of as many as half a billion users lit the floodlights on two gaping issues in IT: Passwords run out of steam well before they cross the goal line of today’s security needs Sometimes you don’t even know they’re gone, [...]

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

What is PHI? PHI is individually identifiable health information which is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse. Such information relates to the past, present or future physical health, mental health or condition of an individual AND can be directly tied to an [...]

How to stop ransomware attacks in 2017

The screen shows an ominous message. Your system is locked, and you have hours or a few days to pay the ransom to have it unlocked. Conveniently, there’s a big countdown timer on the screen to help you keep track of how much time you have left. You ask around, [...]

Ready for 2017: the year of ransomware?

It sounds easy: never negotiate with terrorists or other criminals. It’s not so simple, however, as the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center found out after its communications systems were held hostage by ransomware in February. It fought back for 10 days, but after staff at the 434-bed hospital were reduced to [...]

Convertibles make health care IT flexible

Computers have traditionally come in one of a few carefully defined forms. Desktop computers are systems that you go somewhere to use. Laptop computers are machines you can carry different places to use. Tablets are devices you can use while standing up. Health care professionals and administrators would choose the [...]

Education 2017 major ransomware target

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

No more passwords in 2017?

HIPAA Security Reminder of the Week

How to stop ransomware attacks in 2017

Ready for 2017: the year of ransomware?

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