Category: Email Security

Using Microsoft 365? That’s great, but is your email HIPAA-compliant? If you haven’t turned on encryption, signed a BAA, or set up DLP policies — you could be at risk. Read more in our blog.

email, email compliance, EMAIL SECURITY, hipaa, hipaa compliance, Microsoft 365, outlook

Is your healthcare business ready for 2025 cybersecurity threats? If you handle patient data (ePHI), you need a full HIPAA-compliant IT strategy.

cybersecurity, Healthcare, hipaa, HME, security

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.

cybersecurity

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...

  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...

2-factor authentication, data security, multi-factor authentication

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...

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...

Jamie Swart, ransomware

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...

Jamie Swart

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...

IT Services, ransomware

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...

Phishing Attack