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Cybersecurity for Small Businesses: Protecting Your Digital Footprint

Let's chat about something you use every day but might not give much thought to until, well, things go sideways – your digital security. In today's world, everything from your coffee machine to your customer database is connected to the internet.

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Why Security Should Be a Priority in 2023

With more businesses moving their operations online and relying heavily on technology, the potential impact of a security breach is greater than ever before. Make 2023 the year. The year to invest in security. The year to decrease your threat of cyberattacks. The year to invest in yourself. Do you see a theme? When your business is looking over its...

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What is Multi-Factor Authentication?

  What Exactly is MFA? What are Different Types of MFA? Why is MFA Important? What are Examples of MFA? Should You Implement MFA? What is Multi-Factor Authentication  When you sign into an account, you are authenticating that you are who you claim to be. Checking your email, accessing your bank account, checking...

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Monthly Breach Deets: Avenue 360 Health and Wellness Data Breach
Monthly Breach Deets: Avenue 360 Health and Wellness Data Breach

A hacker gained access to Avenue 360 Health and Wellness through the email accounts of certain employees. Its investigation determined that the accounts were compromised between January 15, 2021, and April 2, 2021, and it was confirmed this was from an email security breach. According to HIPAA Journal, a total of 12,186 patients in Houston had been...

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Monthly Breach Deets - Broward Health Data Breach

A hacker gained access to the Broward Health network through a third-party medical provider that had access to their system for providing healthcare services. According to HIPAA Journal, a total of 1.35 million patients in Florida had been compromised. This cost Broward Health an estimated $12,739,250 in operational downtime, legal action, loss of...

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Top 5 Reasons Your Business Needs Email Encryption for 2022
Top 5 Reasons Your Business Needs Email Encryption for 2022

You send and receive dozens of emails every day for your business. It doesn’t matter if you’re communicating with your customers, your vendors or your staff, emails are a quick and convenient form of communication. But, are you asking yourself this very important question: are your emails secure? If you’re not sure, it’s time...

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What is Ransomware?
Monthly Breach Deets - McAllen Surgical Center Ransomware

McAllen Surgical Specialty Center experienced a ransomware attack when hackers first accessed certain computers and servers and deployed ransomware. According to HIPAA Journal, a total of 29,227 patients in Texas had been compromised. This cost McAllen Surgical Specialty Center an estimated $2,944,165, according to...

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Weekly Breach Deets - Revere Health Phishing Attack
Monthly Breach Deets - Revere Health Phishing Attack

For this week’s breach, according to HIPAA News, Revere Health experienced a phishing attack when a user accessed the company's network system. This breach happened through an impersonation of an agency's email and was followed by a simple click from an employee in their email.  A total of 12,000...

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Weekly Breach Deets - CarePointe ENT Ransomware
Monthly Breach Deets - CarePointe ENT Ransomware

In Merrillville, Indiana, CarePointe ENT recently experienced a large-scale ransomware attack which resulted in the encryption files on its network in hopes the cyber criminals can achieve  a ransom payout. According to HIPAA Journal, a total of 48,742 patients of CarePointe ENT had been affected. This contained the following...

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Weekly Breach Deets - Orlando Family Physicians Facebook
Monthly Breach Deets - Orlando Family Physicians Phishing Attack

Orlando Family Physicians LLC experienced a breach in the form of a phishing attack when a user gained access to the company network system. According to the HIPAA Journal, 447,426 patients of Orlando Family Physicians in Florida had been accessed recently by an unauthorized individual. The email accounts contained the personal and protected...

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