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Where to spend and where to save when going 100% remote

A lean business is a smart business – and that was before we entered a global pandemic. Now, with so many organizations struggling, keeping expenditures low and cash reserves high is more important than ever. One of the best ways to cut costs when times are tough? Take your business [...]

Safe Voting

There’s a lot to talk about in the political world right now. In the United States, we’re on the cusp of a huge election and the opinions are strong. We aren’t here to discuss that side of politics; we’re here to look at how cybersecurity factors into this election process [...]

Smart Appliances & Cybersecurity

And so, the season starts. Which one is it that we’re referring to? Cyber Monday, Black Friday, Prime Day…all of these sales tend to lean towards exceptional deals on electronics, and today that means the “smartest” of appliances are being purchased and set up in our homes. By getting the [...]

We Don’t Negotiate

The United States government has been known to take a stand of ‘we don’t negotiate with terrorists’ when it comes to discussions of ransom. Whether this has 100% certainty to it can be argued in more ways than we care to discuss here. What we do know for certain [...]

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October 23, 2020
How To

5 anti-fatigue tips to reduce video conference exhaustion

The concept of screen fatigue isn’t new. The term Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) was coined back in the early aughts to describe what most of us now deal with day in and day out: hours of digital eye strain. Lately, CVS has permeated into video conference fatigue, a hallmark of this telecommute-heavy [...]

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October 19, 2020
Latest News

Hover Hover Hover

At times, it feels as if we could start every week with this sentence: “There’s a new tactic being used by cybercriminals to trick unsuspecting victims.” And the sophistication level of the new tactics is off the charts. So, what are we dealing with as of late? Well, where should [...]

“Please Complete This Form” – When Is It Okay?

You walk into your healthcare provider’s office and are usually handed a clipboard with papers that need to be filled out, updated, and wrapped up with your signature. We mindlessly take our task to the nearest seat and complete, sign, initial, and update whatever we’ve been given. This information goes [...]

Statistically Speaking

Three universities recently conducted a joint study of participants that aimed to explore their likelihood of being monetarily incentivized to violate HIPAA regulations. The pilot study involved medical residents or individuals in an executive MBA program, with some of those participants already in health care executive roles. Of the 64 medical students [...]

Second Largest Fine

Coming in second can sometimes be a good thing. But not when you’re on the receiving end of a HIPAA fine and have to pay out $6.9 million like Premera Blue Cross. The insurer is the largest health plan in the Pacific Northwest, serving more than 2 million people. This fine [...]

It Was to Be Expected

We knew that any type of newsworthy topic was going to give cybercriminals so much opportunity – and COVID-19 gave them so much bang for the buck. Just because this was something affecting the world in a detrimental way would never be reason enough for hackers to take a break. [...]

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