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Medical devices growing concern in healthcare IT security

Published on October 30, 2013 by Proficio
Practically every hospital and healthcare institution invariably depend upon medical devices.  These devices produce a sizable amount of data and despite the fact that very little of this data is retained for any longitudinal patient... Read More

Anthem Inc. Security Breach - Healthcare Increasingly Target of Hackers

Published on February 10, 2015 by Proficio
Impact Overview On January 27th, Anthem discovered that the login information for database administrators had been compromised. The investigation is ongoing, but the data breach could affect up to 80 million Anthem customers. Information... Read More

Takeaways from the Penn State Security Breach

Published on May 17, 2015 by John Humphreys
An official at Penn State stated, "In fact, on an average day last year, Penn State alone repelled more than 22 million overtly hostile cyber attacks from around the world”. This is an interesting number. However, we would surmise that... Read More

Cyber Security Awareness Month: A 3-Step Plan to Being Cyber Secure

Published on October 12, 2015 by kmaibaum
Step 1: Train your employees to be security savvy Some of the most basic, “expected” tools in security are often those most overlooked. Your first step to defense from cyber criminals is your employees. Having a security training... Read More

Annual Cybersecurity Survey Reveals Challenges for 2016

Published on February 02, 2016 by kmaibaum
2015 was a tough year for data breaches. Companies of all sizes and industries fell victim to hackers, costing billions of dollars and harming the reputations of many organizations. So what is in store for 2016? Will cybercriminals... Read More