So, What Is HIPAA? HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, established in 1996, sets down rules intended to ensure that organizations with access to patients health information are protecting that highly confidential information appropriately. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) levies penalties on medical offices for non-compliance which could go to up to $1.5 million per violati...
Ransomware is a malware that holds your data hostage until you pay up and continues to impact businesses every day. DSS Quick Tip Must Do: Backup your data Ensure your antivirus is always updated Have the lasted security updates installed Implement strong password Don’t Never click links from suspicious emails Never click popups from unknown websi...
Whats wrong with this photo? Keep a Clean Desk It makes complete sense and sounds so simple, but keeping a clean desk is often overlooked when talking about data security. It’s also the perfect place to start the discussion with employees. Employees that keep a cluttered desk tend to leave USB drives and smartphones out in the open. They also often forget to physically secure their desktops and ...
Recently Marriott’s data breach exposed data of up to 500 million users. Is your company safe? How do you protect yourself and your organization from a cyber-security attack and data-breach? Don’t be a victim! Here are are few things you can do today to improve your security posture 1. Create strong passwords that are unpredictable and change them often. Set a policy for pa...