Industries: Healthcare

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Top 18 Critical Security Controls from the Center for Internet Security

#Cloud & Network
#COVID-19
#BioPharma

Michelle Drolet

This eBook strives to make the 20 security controls as described in detail by the SANS institute more accessible to everyday business people.

Taking any one of these 20 actions on the list will have a positive impact on your security status, but the smart move is to work towards fulfilling all 20 of these recommendations. These are simple common-sense rules, but you’d be amazed at how often they’re overlooked.

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Urgent Vulnerability Notice: Log4Shell

Michelle Drolet

What You Need to Know: Security teams are in a hurry to patch an unknown active vulnerability that was found in Apache’s Log4j and is now named Log4Shell. Log4j is a Java-based open-source library used by apps and services, and the newly found vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise millions of devices across the

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Towerwall Cybersecurity Services Now Available on AWS Marketplace

Michelle Drolet

BOSTON – August 31, 2021 – Towerwall, a 25-year provider of cybersecurity services for emerging to mid-size enterprises, today announced it has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to list its array of data and IT security services and onsite deployment of Virtual Security Officers on the AWS Marketplace. Towerwall is one of the

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6 Steps To Take Before Buying Cybersecurity Insurance

#Cybersecurity Insurance

Michelle Drolet

The landscape of cybersecurity insurance is shifting in the wake of a wave of high-profile ransomware attacks. Over the last five years, the U.S. has suffered more than 4,000 ransomware attacks a day, according to a U.S. government interagency report. It’s a pandemic unto itself: Ransomware attacks happen once every eight minutes. This trend has driven greater

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Attention SMBs: Be Proactive in Outsourcing your Cybersecurity Needs

#Managed Detection & Response

Michelle Drolet

For small to mid-size businesses (SMBs), knowing what you need to remain secure and setting a resilient plan in place is half the battle. With the average cost of a security breach nearing $4 million, organizations need to detect threats early. Threat monitoring, detection and response (MDR) services offer businesses a turnkey security response. Combined

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Phishing is the worst thing for your business. Just ask Colonial Pipeline.

Michelle Drolet

For Georgia, Virgina, the Carolinas and other states, it was Jimmy Carter revisited as long lines and price spikes awaited motorists at the gas pumps. Some stations as far south as St. Petersburg, Fla. ran out entirely, worrying travelers making plans for Memorial Day weekend. We learned a few things from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware

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Webinar: Preventing the Big One: Staying Ahead of the Breach

Michelle Drolet

Over 37 billion records were exposed in breach events in 2020 – by far the most records exposed in a single year, according to a recent report by Risk Based Security. How has remote working impacted your organization’s security posture? What lessons can security professionals learn from the recent wave of breaches and what steps

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What are your layers of defense?

Michelle Drolet

It is important to remember that, even if we think our environments are completely secure, there is always the potential for a breach. So how do we remain secure? Join Michelle Drolet and Bharath Vasudevan as they examine how the “Layers of Defense Method” is the key to security.

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EDR, XDR And MDR: Understanding The Differences Behind The Acronyms

Michelle Drolet

Navigating the vendor landscape is a challenge for many IT departments, particularly when looking at detection and response solutions, and especially since the cybersecurity industry is overly reliant on acronyms. EDR, MDR and XDR are three emerging endpoint security technologies built to provide greater visibility, threat detection and response across all corporate endpoints. With today’s

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Vendor Review Helps Hospital Schedule Covid Vaccinations

#BioPharma
#Healthcare

Michelle Drolet

Selecting a Large-Scale, Secure and HIPAA-Compliant Covid Scheduling Solution A year ago, the coronavirus threw the world into a historic crisis. One industry pushed to the brink was the U.S. healthcare system. Now, with the arrival of life-saving vaccines, hospitals that were once tasked with treating waves of sick patients are now shifting gears to

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