Posts in the ‘HIPAA’ Category
Bah Humbug CYBER ATTACKS Season!
Holidays are here and everyone is browsing the internet shopping and giving the bad guys opportunities to infect your computer. Do not open anything you don’t recognize in your browser to prevent cyber attack. One of the biggest ongoing trends is Cryptominers and crypto-related threats as a whole. Cryptominers have greatly improved their capabilities as
Read MorePCI Compliance- Fraud Prevention
Imagine this scenario: Your business has been moving steadily toward accepting credit card payments, but the bank has declined your PCI Compliance application and you don’t know why. It’s almost as bad as having your credit card declined in front of a line of irate shoppers, isn’t it? Well, no, it isn’t. Especially if you
Read MoreMeltdown and Spectre. How can they affect you?
Breaking News: Meltdown and Spectre. How can they affect you? First, what are they? Both Meltdown and Spectre are attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in computer processors. They break down barriers between two parts of your system (user applications and the operating system) and between different processes that are running on it, so that another malicious
Read MoreDoes Your Company Need To Be HIPAA Compliant?
A new rule extends HIPAA compliance requirements to covered entities’ business associates, forcing them to reexamine data security and privacy. Many companies could be considered “business associates” under the new HIPAA compliance rule. These associates include technology services providers such as software vendors, IT support companies, consulting outfits, data processing, companies hosting companies, cloud service providers, as
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