Sep 20, 2022 | Breach, breaches, HSN, Scams, Security Reminders, Security Training
What Are the Most Common Healthcare Breaches? When it comes to protecting your business, the approach needs to extend beyond the locks on the doors. Cyber threats are the highest risk to your patient and data security. So what are the most common healthcare breaches...
Apr 23, 2022 | HHS alert, HSN, Scams, security warning
The Cybersecurity Program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) came out this week with a strong warning for healthcare organizations about an “exceptionally aggressive” ransomware group that is targeting them. The Hive ransomware group is...
Apr 4, 2022 | business size, cybersecurity risk, HSN, Risk Assessment, Scams, Security Reminders
Many people in healthcare make the incorrect assumption that their business won’t be a target for cybercriminals because they are “just a one-man show” or “aren’t part of a big network”. Neither way of thinking is wise, because when a cybercriminal is trying to...
Mar 21, 2022 | HSN, Scams, Security Reminders
Healthcare professionals are gatekeepers to a variety of confidential information about their patients and the businesses that they work for, and for this reason, they are a highly coveted target by cybercriminals. Being on guard and alert all year is critical when...
Feb 8, 2022 | HSN, Risk Assessment, Scams
An astronomical increase of 450% would be a wonderful thing if we are talking about revenues or productivity. But when it comes to COVID-19 related phishing attacks, that percentage in the jump of attacks from 2019 to 2020 is staggering – and a serious issue that...
Jan 17, 2022 | HSN, Phishing, Risk Assessment, Scams, Security Reminders, Spear-Phishing
What is Phishing? Phishing is the practice of tricking users by imitating reputable companies in order to reveal personal or confidential information which can then be used in a more illicit manner. This is done via a deceptive email or website, and often in a...
