Thursday, July 30, 2020

Enforcement and More News - Ep 265


There are plenty of things happening that you should be aware of including a new settlement announcement from OCR. This and more things happening out there you should know about!

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

Free Security Awareness Training - Ep 264


So happy that we are finally doing this show in time to remind you to use the free security awareness training resources available for October which is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). There are a lot of free resources available to promote security awareness under that program released each year. Today we are discussing how to use these resources to  work out a plan for your training through out October!  

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Thursday, July 16, 2020

Ransomware - MSPs and Insurance - Ep 263


The threat of ransomware continues to be a major issue for all businesses. MSPs were a gateway for mass cyber attacks in 2019. Make sure your IT provider is using the new guide specifically for them produced by NIST and NCCoE: PROTECTING DATA FROM RANSOMWARE AND OTHER DATA LOSS EVENTS. While we are at it there are a couple of articles relating to ransomware’s impact on insurance coverage that we need to bring to your attention.

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

2020 Data breach stats good news and not - Ep 262


The annual Verizon data breach report was recently released for 2020. Learning from other’s mistakes is always the best way to learn vs the alternatives. These reports always offer very specific details that we find very enlightening and helpful in making business decisions relating to security in all businesses.

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Thursday, July 2, 2020

COVID-19 Testing vs HIPAA - Ep 261


COVID-19 Testing vs HIPAA is starting to play out all over the country as businesses reopen and the virus continues to spread. Today we will discuss some of the confusion about all the COVID-19 testing and HIPAA.

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

No one is watching the hen house - Ep 260


So far 2020 has the whole world turned upside down. A true global pandemic, global economic fallout still happening from a shutdown caused by the pandemic and a level of global social unrest that hasn’t been seen in 40-50 years. Yes, it is overwhelming. But, it is also very clear that the criminal factors and nation-state attackers are well aware no one is watching the hen house too.

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

It Is Everyone's Responsibility - Ep 259


Too often our human selves will happily put off some responsibilities on others if we can find any small reason for doing so. It may not be our best quality but it is certainly one that bonds most of us together. I personally can’t name anyone that would say sorry I would like to take responsibility for something I think is your responsibility. In our world today we all need to take responsibility for helping protect the group as a whole. The NICE team from NIST published something about just that when it comes to cybersecurity. Time to get ready to discuss it is everyone’s responsibility, not just a select few.

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