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Cybersecurity in healthcare: How MSPs help safeguard patient data

Online Computers

Having strong security measures to protect patient data is crucial to avoiding the consequences of a data breach. Ransomware attacks have gained notoriety for their disruptive potential, as seen in the 2016 attack on Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.

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Process Controls, SCADA and Cyber Security

Plan B Consulting

Table 1: A list of important attacks between 1982-2016 (Yadav & Paul, 2021) You can see from Table 1 that there is a wide variety of different industries, processes attacked, countries affected, methodologies used for the attack. Physical Security – Some systems may be secure within the plant.

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Process Controls, SCADA and Cyber Security

Plan B Consulting

Table 1: A list of important attacks between 1982-2016 (Yadav & Paul, 2021). Physical Security – Some systems may be secure within the plant. However, they can also be remote or unmanned, giving the attacker plenty of time to access the system and plant malware.

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When Prevention Isn’t Enough: Security Best Practices for During and After a Breach

Behavior Group

By Biz Tech Magazine on 23 December 2016 Security Best Practices Even if they have strong defenses in place, IT leaders must know how to respond quickly and effectively to attacks. Cyberattackers, phishing attempts, network eavesdropping, malware and many other threats jeopardize… Continue reading.

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Are BYOD Practices Putting Your Business at Risk?

NexusTek

As BYOD creates distinct cyber security risks, it is important to understand the nature of those risks and how to contain them. Given these clear benefits, it’s easy to see why BYOD has caught on so widely; however, with these benefits come distinct cyber security risks. How Does BYOD Create Cyber Security Risks?

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Guest Post: Cybersecurity Incidents Lead to New Standards, Requirements

Security Industry Association

Virtually no security manufacturers are exempt from the perils of cybercrime. Because the traditional security industry relies on a multitiered model where many products go from manufacturer to distributor to security integrator to end user, manufacturers often are unaware of the final destinations of – and applications for – their products.

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Protecting Your Corporate Website as an Enterprise Risk Management Strategy

Reciprocity

Whether an organization is large or small, the client-facing website offers hackers easily exploitable vulnerabilities for ransomware or malware infections. A few months ago, a knitting blogger warned her audience about malware infestations from free pattern downloads. Security Misconfiguration.