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  • Ransomware Attacks Show that Healthcare Must Take Cybersecurity Seriously - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Michael Peters
    While healthcare providers and healthcare industry vendors cannot afford to ignore HIPAA compliance, a new threat emerged in 2016 and has only gotten bigger in the past year: ransomware attacks on hospitals and healthcare providers that are not seeking to breach patient information but instead ...
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  • 5 Tips to Secure Your Healthcare Organization's Systems Against Hackers - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Michael Peters
    In a previous blog, we discussed the recent epidemic of ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare organizations and the importance of the industry taking this very serious cyber security threat – and information security in general – seriously. The good news is that although a ransomware attack can ...
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  • What Is Multi-Factor Authentication, and Why Is It So Important? - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Aug 02, 2018 from Michael Peters
    Organizations can no longer depend on passwords alone to protect their systems and data, especially since 25% of employees admit to using the same password for all of their accounts, at home and at work, and stolen account credentials are hackers’ preferred way to break into enterprise systems. ...
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  • IoT Cyber Security Threatens Consumer Adoption of Smart Devices - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Michael Peters
    If IoT cyber security concerns aren’t addressed, consumers will reject self-driving cars and other smart devices. Shortly after rideshare company Uber launched a pilot test of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, competitor Lyft made the bold prediction that most of its cars would be self-driving ...
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  • Poor Cyber Security Led to Houston Astros Hack - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Michael Peters
    Baseball may be America’s favorite pastime, but from the Black Sox scandal to Pete Rose to the “Steroid Era,” cheating schemes have long tarnished the game. Sadly, it was only a matter of time before cheating went high-tech. Last summer, former St. Louis Cardinals executive Chris Correa was ...
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  • GSA Proposes Changes to Cyber Security Rules for Federal Contractors - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Jan 31, 2018 from Michael Peters
    The General Services Administration (GSA) is planning to tighten up federal contractor cyber security requirements regarding sensitive non-classified data, according to a Federal Register Notice dated January 12. The rules would cover internal contractor systems, external contractor systems, ...
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  • FINRA: Cyber Security Still a Major Threat to Broker-Dealers - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Michael Peters
    Latest FINRA Examination Findings Reveal That Firms Have Made Progress with Cyber Security, but Problems Remain Cyber security remains “one of the principal operational risks facing broker-dealers,” according to FINRA’s 2017 Examination Findings Report, and while progress has been made, many ...
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  • Why Cloud Service Providers Should Consider FedRAMP Certification - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Oct 27, 2017 from Michael Peters
    The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) was designed to support the federal government’s “cloud-first” initiative by making it easier for federal agencies to contract with cloud providers. Like FISMA, DFARS, CJIS, and HIPAA, FedRAMP’s security controls are based on NIST ...
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  • Tesla Breach Demonstrates the Importance of Industrial Cyber Security - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Jun 20, 2018 from Michael Peters
    Massive data breaches are what grab headlines, but industrial cyber security attacks can be devastating in the real world. Tesla has just learned this lesson the hard way. CEO Elon Musk has accused a malicious company insider of altering product code, stealing data and exporting it to third ...
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  • PCI DSS Compliance Alone Won’t Protect Your Customer Data - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Michael Peters
    PCI DSS compliance is serious business for any organization that processes or accepts major payment cards, including SaaS providers that offer payment processing solutions to their customers. Retailers or payment processors who are found to be in violation of PCI DSS can be fined millions of ...
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  • Understanding SSAE 16 Compliance - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Apr 10, 2017 from Michael Peters
    When contracting with a service provider, such as a data center, it is important for companies to ensure that their provider possesses the cyber security-related certifications and compliance standards that are applicable to the company’s industry. Data centers, as well as service providers who ...
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  • Is Your Company Protected Against Insider Threats? - by Michael Peters
    Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Michael Peters
    The Hollywood portrayal of a hacker is a mysterious hooded figure sitting in a dark room, furiously tapping away at a keyboard in search of a back door into an organization’s system. However, the real enemy may be sitting in a brightly lit cubicle right outside the CEO’s office; insider threats ...
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