How to Protect Your Business from Ransomware

Ransomware
If you use a computer to access the internet, chances are high you are familiar with malicious software. Malicious software, commonly referred to as “malware,” is software designed to gain unauthorized access to or deliberately cause damage to a computer. The impact of malware to the user can range from annoyances like pop up advertisements
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2016 HIPAA Desk Audits: Are You Prepared?

HIPAA Desk Audit
Last month the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began the second phase of its HIPAA Audit Program. OCR has randomly selected 350 covered entities to take part in desk audits which will aim to ensure those entities have proper written documentation, training and notice procedures regarding the management and safeguarding of personal health information belonging to
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Should I Worry about Viruses on My Phone? 

smartphone malware
I read. A lot. In a given month I consume hundreds of technology related articles. A couple times a month an article alerts me to a new “threat” facing mobile device users.  Just as I was sitting down to write this article a new headline flashed in my newsfeed: “Android Ransomware Changes a Device’s PIN Code.”
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4 Tips for Selecting Account Security Questions

Questions
What’s your favorite food? What’s your favorite movie? Where did you go to high school? What’s your favorite color? What was the make of your first car?   This line of questioning sounds like the sort of small talk one would have on a first date, doesn’t it? Unfortunately the answers to these simple questions are
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5 New Year’s Tech Resolutions for 2015

2015 tech resolutions
With the arrival of the New Year comes the tradition of making resolutions.  Many of us are resolving to eat healthier, exercise more, work less.  We make these resolutions because we know that where we are today is not where we want to be tomorrow. As you look to make improvements in this New Year,
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