When you think about protecting sensitive data, do you think about privacy or security? It’s a trick question because the answer should be “Both.” Whether you’re thinking about data protection from insider threats or potential vulnerabilities in network security, keep in mind that while privacy and ...

As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, keep in mind that cybercriminals are indiscriminate in who they attack. Large business, small business, it doesn’t matter. Small businesses, it seems, gets that.

For the last eighteen months or so, media coverage of healthcare hasn’t been focused so much on HIPAA regulations, but on the cybersecurity strength protecting healthcare data. Yet HIPAA’s Privacy and Security regulations remain the source from which all other privacy and security regulations, ...

Healthcare data breaches account for over 22% of the data breaches so far in 2017. To put a number on it, that’s nearly 2 million health data records. If you’re looking for an idea of what’s to come the remainder of 2017 and on into 2018, the indicators say there’s no time like the present to ...

Reported data breaches show that HIPAA violation settlements are on the upswing, both in terms of the number of individuals affected and financial cost. We’re not done with 2017, yet OCR’s updated breach portal shows that nearly 4 million individuals have been affected by over 200 healthcare data ...

We’re proud to announce that Ostendio has been shortlisted as a finalist in the “Best Technology Startup” category for the Third Annual Timmy Awards. The Timmy Awards recognizes the top workplaces for tech professionals. Ostendio joins a list of notable finalists including LiveSafe, Capterra and ...

Has your organization experienced a data breach yet? Increasingly, odds are that you will, if you haven’t already. According to Protenus, 2017 is currently on track to exceed 2016’s trend of 'one health data breach per day.’ Although ransomware is nearly unavoidable if pointed in your direction, ...

Are you always on the look out for the best InfoSec conferences to attend? We've found several helpful resources to point you in the right direction, as well as highlighting a couple of our favorites.

Are you considering HITRUST but haven’t yet put your HIPAA house in order? That’s similar to starting college when you’ve not yet earned your high school diploma. While both HIPAA and HITRUST share the common goal of protecting healthcare data and personal health information (PHI), they differ in ...

Whenever we read the latest headlines on cybercrimes and data breaches, it’s easy to slough it off as being something that only happens to the big guys, like England’s NHS with the WannaCry malware. Unfortunately, that’s not true. Anyone can be hacked.

Sixty percent of respondents to the 2017 Black Hat survey believe that a successful cyber attack on U.S. critical infrastructure will occur in the next two years, reports Dark Reading.

As America gears up for hot dogs, fireworks and celebrating with friends and family, keep in mind these five security tips to help protect your personal data while traveling or away from the office.

Data breaches are at an all-time high in 2017. Many organizations cover data under one big security blanket. But what if you’re missing some of the biggest contributing factors to securely protecting your data?

Ransomware is growing in popularity because it works. A recently released study by Google estimates that ransomware victims have paid over $25million in ransom the past 2 years. When MedStar Health, a health system serving the Baltimore/Washington region, was hit by a cyberattack in 2016, they ...

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