No Room for Risk: A Sound Business Continuity Plan Is a Must for Healthcare Facilities

Credit to Author: Hans Luppens| Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:36:52 +0000

Of all the tragic stories that came out of the recent string of hurricanes that hit the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean, one of the worst was the Florida nursing home… Read more »

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Fear Not: You, Too, Are a Cybercrime Victim!

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 04:34:50 +0000

Maybe you’ve been feeling left out because you weren’t among the lucky few hundred million or billion who had their personal information stolen in either the Equifax or Yahoo! breaches. Well buck up, camper: Both companies took steps to make you feel better today. Yahoo! announced that, our bad!: It wasn’t just one billion users who had their account information filched in its record-breaking 2013 data breach. It was more like three billion (read: all) users. Meanwhile, big three credit bureau Equifax added 2.5 million more victims to its roster of 143 million Americans who had their Social Security numbers and other personal data filched in a breach earlier this year. At the same time, Equifax’s erstwhile CEO informed Congress that the breach was the result of even more bone-headed security than was first disclosed. To those still feeling left out by either company after this spate of news, I have only one thing to say (although I feel a bit like a broken record in repeating this): Assume you’re compromised, and take steps accordingly.

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Solar Flares Interfered With Radio Network’s Ability to Warn People About Hurricane Irma

Credit to Author: Kate Lunau| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:20:29 +0000

“It’s sad, knowing you’re trying to get the information out, or maybe someone out there is trying to talk back to you.”

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