From our friends at RingCentral comes this valuable resource on how to run a remote-friendly healthcare practice: https://www.ringcentral.com/how-to-run-healthcare-practice/how-to-start-healthcare-business/ Cyber security is a critical component of remote healthcare...
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The latest on cyber security, computer support and small business IT from one of New Jersey and New York’s top managed IT service providers.
For Our Healthcare Industry Customers: HIPAA Compliance Postcard Scam
Don't fall for this fake notification claiming to be about your HIPAA compliance. In reference to the fake OCR communication, OCR has warned, “Though the postage is marked first class, the mailer’s intent is not. In fact, it is another low-class act by scammers.” The...
How Our Customers and Others Secure Their Remote Workforces
From our friends at Duo: How do you enable an increasingly remote workforce with confidence when hacking attempts against "work from home" users are at an all-time high? Duo’s security solutions complement any technical environment, and are engineered to verify...
From Nextgov: Those Facebook ‘Challenges’ Can Expose You to Hackers
The isolation and routine of WFH is starting to get to you, so you take a break to play a game or check your feed on Facebook. Be careful! Oversharing of sensitive information or giving games access to your profile can lead to security breaches. Source: Those Facebook...
A New Layer of Cyber Security for our Managed Services Clients: Webroot Evasion Shield
The Webroot Evasion Shield is a new part of Webroot Business Endpoint Protection. It blocks malicious scripts from running, protecting your computers from ransomware and other malware that can be used to launch attacks on your network. If you are a Geek Girls IT...
From Krebs on Security: Turn on MFA Before Crooks Do It For You
If your account is hacked and you have not enabled 2-factor authentication, the hacker could enable it and tie the account to a device they control, making it even more difficult for you to recover access to your account. So it's important to set up 2FA before you get...
Warning: Phishing Scheme Pretending to Be MS O365 Password Change Request
If you see an email from MS requesting that you change your O 365 password, please discard it. This is a phishing scam: Notice the from address which is from a random domain. Another hint is that Microsoft actually no longer recommends that users change their...
Free Guide: Creating a Return to Work Action Plan
Our friends at Rue Insurance have put together this guide on how to safely reopen your office.
Cyber Security News: Godaddy Reports Breach of Customer Accounts
Tighten your passwords and turn on 2FA! GoDaddy, the web hosting behemoth, recently reported a security breach. Password security business is more important than ever for small businesses. GODADDY REPORTS BREACH OF CUSTOMER HOSTING ACCOUNTS We can handle your web...
Remote Workforce Security: Russian Criminals Find New Cyber Security Target: Americans Working at Home
From the NY Times: A Russian ransomware group is targeting employees working from home during the pandemic and attempting to infiltrate their networks with ransomware and other malware. This presents new challenges to remote workforce security. Source: Russian...