End of Windows 7 They say when one door closes another one opens, but in this case, it’s a window. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft ended its support for Windows 7. Since Microsoft is no longer offering patches or security updates for vulnerabilities identified in Windows 7, hackers have a new way of gaining access...
Imagine this: One day, out of the blue, you receive an unusual communication from an unknown individual warning YOU that they have photos and personal information about you that they are prepared to release if you don’t pay them a ransom. At first, you might chuckle thinking, there is no way this is true. But...
Don’t Overlook It When you consider a healthcare organization’s role in protecting patients, it’s easy to look at things from a high-level and miss out on some of the most critical protections an individual needs, expects and is owed. For example, when I think about protecting patients, my mind goes directly to the reason behind...
Annual Physical We’ve conducted our end of year physical on the healthcare industry, and while the humans that are cared for have a variety of health issues, there is one that is plaguing the healthcare industry as a whole: cybersecurity. This was not a good year for hospitals and healthcare businesses when it came to...
We Are All Affected by Bad Cyber Health Pay attention, the health of your business depends on it. Wherever you fall in the food chain of the healthcare industry, cybersecurity needs to be at the forefront of your mind. That might mean you are a small doctor’s office with a few patients, a large hospital,...
Amazon isn’t a company that lets an opportunity go by. With the awareness of cybersecurity rising every single day, opportunity presents itself in a variety of ways. Not only do they have a captive consumer audience, but familiarity and reputation allow them to venture into the enterprise field with credibility as well. With that being said, recently they announced the...
“Doctor, How Bad Is It?” “I’m not sure, I can’t access your medical records to tell you exactly what the prognosis is.” Recently, this is what Virtual Care Provider had to tell its clients; that the technology services that they were providing were on hacker hiatus. In other words, they were hit by a...
It is likely that we can all recall a moment when we “knew about” something before anyone else. A band, a trend, a fad. Then it goes mainstream and you realize the word is out, and when a big name gets on board with promoting the person, place or cause, you find yourself part of...
Isn’t it wonderful how technology has made medical care more accessible? Not only can medical professionals be mobile and go TO their patients, but patients can now take ownership via apps and devices that allow them to monitor their own well-being. Apps and devices are now available that give us so much information and access;...
Sick on the Inside The American Cancer Society deals with illness of the human sort, but recently they had to deal with another kind of toxic plague silently taking over. On the outside, things looked fine. But on the inside, there was a silent plague. Hidden as analytical code, security experts discovered malware embedded in...
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