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What Is Multi-Factor Authentication, and Why Is It So Important?

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. Passwords, even strong ones, are no longer enough to ensure enterprise cyber security.

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Ransomware Attacks Show that Healthcare Must Take Cybersecurity Seriously

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 render it inaccessible until the organization pays a hefty ransom. A study by the Health Information Trust Alliance found that 52% of U.S. hospitals’ systems were infected by malicious software. What is ransomware?

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5 Tips to Secure Your Healthcare Organization's Systems Against Hackers

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 bring a healthcare facility to its knees, ransomware attacks can be prevented by taking precautionary measures. Following are five tips for healthcare organizations to protect themselves against ransomware and other cyber security attacks.

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Poor Cyber Security Led to Houston Astros Hack

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.

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IoT Cyber Security Threatens Consumer Adoption of Smart Devices

If IoT cyber security conce s aren’t addressed, consumers will reject self-driving cars and other smart devices.

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FINRA: Cyber Security Still a Major Threat to Broker-Dealers

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 broker-dealer firms still have work to do to protect themselves against hackers. Firms More Aware of Cyber Security Risks

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GSA Proposes Changes to Cyber Security Rules for Federal Contractors

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, exte al contractor systems, cloud systems, and mobile systems.

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Tesla Breach Demonstrates the Importance of Industrial Cyber Security

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 parties—and possibly even causing a factory fire.

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PCI DSS Compliance Alone Won’t Protect Your Customer Data

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 dollars, and they may even be stripped of their ability to accept major credit cards.

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Understanding SSAE 16 Compliance

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 contract with data centers, sometimes claim to be “SSAE 16” certified. In an effort to cut through the noise and clear up some of the confusion regarding SSAE 16 compliance, this article will clarify what SSAE 16 compliance is—and isn’t. What is SSAE 16?

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Why Cloud Service Providers Should Consider FedRAMP Certification

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 800-53.

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Is Your Company Protected Against Insider Threats?

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 pose just as much danger to organizations as outside hackers.

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