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Three crucial keys to understanding HIPAA compliance

Michelle Drolet

You already know how important it is to be HIPAA compliant. A lot of businesses, including registered marijuana dispensaries, get confused about the requirements, when it comes to dealing with protected health information. It can get a little fuzzy, if you’re not privy to the big picture. The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act was

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How much will non-compliance with GDPR cost you?

Michelle Drolet

Any breach of the General Data Protection Regulation could lead to severe fines. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went through four years of preparation and debate before being passed by the EU parliament last year. Strict GDPR requirements lay out how companies should process, store, and secure the personal data of EU citizens. The enforcement date

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Join Michelle Drolet at the Worcester Business Journal IT Forum #WBJITFORUM

Michelle Drolet

Date: October 25, 2017 Time: 3:00pm-6:30pm Location: DCU Center 50 Foster Street, Worcester Single Ticket Rate: $40.00 Register Today > Please join us and presenting sponsor Echostor and NetApp for this special forum for CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, senior IT leaders and business owners from all industries. Connect and collaborate with some of the area’s top experts on relevant and timely business technology issues and

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Making a bad situation worse: how Equifax mishandled the breach

Michelle Drolet

Companies must respond to data breaches properly to limit the damage. Unfortunately, Equifax did not. There have been some very high-profile data breaches in the last few years, but the latest disaster to hit the headlines concerns one of the largest credit bureaus in the United States. It’s estimated that the Equifax data breach exposed 143 million consumers, with

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Join Sophos for a "Future of Endpoint Protection" Event

Michelle Drolet

Join Sophos CEO Kris Hagerman and SVP Dan Schiappa at the Revere Hotel in downtown Boston to learn more about the latest development in Sophos’ innovative approach to endpoint protection. Seating is limited; reserve your seat today to discover: Sophos’ vision on the future of cybersecurity, direct from our CEO and SVP of Products How

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Let’s Meetup and learn about Phishing and the threats to your organization

Michelle Drolet

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Skyboxx 319 Speen Street, Natick, MA Despite record investments in cyber security technology, the data continues to paint a bleak picture: 91% of breaches start with spear phishing 146 Days – the average time to identify a breach 82 Days – the average time to contain

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MassBay Receives $10,000 Donation for Cyber Security Scholarships

Michelle Drolet

WELLESLEY HILLS, MA (September 20, 2017) – Massachusetts Bay Community College is pleased to announce it has received a generous donation of $10,000 from this year’s annual Information Security Summit to support student scholarships in the field of cyber security. The Information Security Summit, held each year on MassBay Community College’s Wellesley Hills campus, was

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Achieving long-term resilience with NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework

Michelle Drolet

The need for continuous monitoring, effective metrics and skilled workers. The laudable aim of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to build a common language through a set of best practices and security principles that any organization can apply to combat cybercrime. We’ve looked at what NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework can do for you.

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Introducing "Lunch with a vCISO" A Webinar Series from Towerwall

Michelle Drolet

Each session will provide unprecedented access to the industry’s top Virtual Chief Information Security Officers and cover critical issues in the field. The interactive series will cover a variety of topics, such as aligning information security policies with your firm’s culture and how to prepare for an audit. Attendees will be given the opportunity to

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