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New Scam Targeting Medical Entities that Your SPAM Filter will NOT Stop!

By Tracy Hardin | August 25, 2020
The Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent out a warning that fraudulent postcards are being sent out, addressed to HIPAA Privacy and Security Officers with false information and instructions. These postcards are being sent to healthcare organizations and are disguised as an “official...

Don’t Forget About Me!

By Tracy Hardin | August 18, 2020
Remember your MySpace account? Or when your significant other wanted you to create a TikTok account so that you could make fun videos – which happened once, and you realized you would never do THAT again. These accounts are all your identities floating around in cyberspace, waiting to be rediscovered...

Is Your Email Worth Millions?

By Tracy Hardin | August 11, 2020
A recent decision against UnityPoint Health was made where no ‘global cap’ was put in place with regard to settlement claims. These claims against UnityPoint Health stem from data breaches that were a result of two phishing incidents. The class of 1.4 million members are entitled to (up to) $1,000...

Mask Mandate: Does It Violate HIPAA?

By Tracy Hardin | August 4, 2020
As a business owner or simply a concerned citizen, you will encounter people who object to wearing the mask and may not have one on.  Your first inclination may be to scowl at them for not following the rules, or if you are in a position to do so, demand...

What is Spoofing?

By Tracy Hardin | July 23, 2020
Most of us may already know the term spoofing, as it is commonly used in the real-world to describe an alternate variation of something. Spoofing, from a cybercrime standpoint refers to the cybercriminals action to disguise a phone call, website, or email for malicious purposes. By falsifying their true appearance,...

How Do You Protect Your Company from Employee Errors?

By Tracy Hardin | July 20, 2020
Phishing is when a cyberattack is disguised and delivered using email as the carrier or weapon. Through very convincing and cleverly designed messages, the recipient is tricked into believing that the content or sender is authentic, and they then act upon instructions within the message. This means that the sender’s...

What are Keyloggers?

By Tracy Hardin | July 16, 2020
We take many steps to protect our information and privacy when using devices at home or within the office. However, if your device has a keylogger installed, the data you search, websites you are visiting, and login credentials you are entering can all be easily accessible to a cybercriminal. A...

Employee Privacy in a Pandemic

By Tracy Hardin | July 13, 2020
Gathering data for the sake of having data is a mistake that many people make. Effort is put into the research, without a clear idea of how or why you need the information that you’ve put time into gathering. Make sure it is worth it. Additionally, when this is done...

What is Spear Phishing?

By Tracy Hardin | June 22, 2020
While phishing attacks get the most press, spear phishing attacks can be much more dangerous. A phishing email has no intended target and is designed to barrage thousands of endpoints, hoping to get a bite. Spear phishing on the other hand, generally takes a targeted and thoroughly researched approach to...