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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

SIEM for the Rest of Us

Published on November 14, 2013 by Proficio
SIEM systems were first created for large enterprises and government agencies that were frequent targets of advanced cyber attacks. Back then, smaller and lower-profile organizations were able to get by with basic security tools as they... Read More

Increased Risk of Foreign Cyber Attacks

Published on June 03, 2014 by Proficio
In April, we alerted customers that hackers are planning to use zero day exploits to take over unpatched Windows XP machines and use them as botnets in coordinated DDOS attacks. This alert discusses a new threat that is also related to... 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

Using a SIEM to Detect Cryptolocker Attacks

Published on February 26, 2015 by Bryan Borra
By Bryan Borra As cybercriminals continue to use ransomware as a means for profit such as Cryptolocker and Cryptowall, organizations must develop detection capabilities around this threat. SIEM technology combined with threat intelligence... Read More

Using SIEM Technology to Streamline HIPAA Compliance

Published on March 23, 2015 by John Humphreys
There are 154 separate risks underlying the HIPAA security standard. Addressing and continually monitoring each of these risks individually can be an enormous task for a security officer. SIEM technology allows most of these risks to be... 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

Simple Cross-Device Correlation is No Longer Enough

Published on August 14, 2015 by kmaibaum
In today’s demanding security environment, companies are more than ever challenged to identify serious threats before they lead to a data breach. Using a SIEM tool to correlate security events is a good start, but an effective defense... Read More

Correlation, Detection, and Alerting in Real-Time for Active Directory

Published on August 19, 2015 by kmaibaum
Imagine how much damage a hacker could do by compromising your Active Directory. Active Directory, which is used by an estimated 95% of Fortune 5000 companies, forms the core services for security and permissions management. It allows IT... Read More

Recent Court Case Further Defines Organizations’ Responsibility for Cyber Breaches

Published on September 01, 2015 by kmaibaum
It may seem unjust to be held liable by the government when a breach was actually due to actions of a criminal. However, this is not the view of the 3rd Circuit. The August 24th, 2015 opinion by the 3rd Circuit Court of appeals in FTC v... Read More
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