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Tackling the Insider Threat of Disengaged Employees

January 2, 2020 • Published by
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We’ve all worked with them, and at some point in our career, we may have even been one: A disengaged employee. Most companies and leadership teams concern themselves with unhappy employees for one basic reason, and that’s the costs of lost productivity. But have you ever thought about the cybersecurity threat posed by an actively disengaged employee?

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How Much Security is Enough?

May 20, 2019 • Published by

Every diligent company or organization understands cybersecurity is needed, but often doesn’t know how to budget for the appropriate protection. It’s not always a clear-cut number, but there is a way to develop a return on investment (ROI) or return on expense (ROE) equation that you can share with your budgeting team and C-level executives who are looking to you for answers.

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Minimizing the Human Impact on Data Security

August 28, 2017 • Published by
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These days many organizations do not feel confident about their ability prevent a data breach, mainly because they feel they can’t trust the humans working for them. And for good reason! Cyber criminals continue to exploit the human element, which was blamed for over 400 reported data breaches and 7.6 million+ compromised records in 2016.Regardless of whether the employee is knowingly part of a malicious effort, or is inadvertently involved in allowing an intrusion or other form of unintended disclosure, a breach of valuable data is not what you want to have happen. Therefore, you must minimize the human impact.

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Four Common HIT Cybersecurity Gaps You Can Close Now

March 17, 2017 • Published by
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains an online database that HIT cybersecurity pros refer to as the “HHS Wall of Shame.” It’s an exhaustive listing of all healthcare data breaches resulting in the loss of 500 or more PHI records. No one wants to end up there, but the fact is, 318 healthcare organizations were listed on the HHS Wall of Shame in 2016. Altogether, these breaches were responsible for the loss of more than 16 million records.Understanding the security gaps that could put your organization on the Wall of Shame starts with conducting a proper risk assessment on a regular basis. In my experience, however, most organizations don’t ever get started. Read on to learn about the four common HIT cybersecurity gaps that can put you on the Wall of Shame, and how to close them.

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Healthcare Data Breaches, Compliance and the HIT “Fear Factor”

January 13, 2017 • Published by
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It’s Friday the 13th and there’s a “fear factor” in health IT. If you don’t know where your HIT organization’s security and compliance weaknesses lie you’re likely feeling that fear—today and every day.But don’t try to fight off cyber criminals with monster spray! Read this blog post and learn how to arm your organization appropriately.

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The Healthcare Security Risk Assessment

October 25, 2016 • Published by
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Countless healthcare organizations have been targeted recently by cyber attacks, and many were caught with little to no IT security safeguards in place. The most frustrating thing is that it could have been prevented if proactive security measures had been taken.

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