Today’s rough economy is forcing businesses to downsize their workforce. Now that there are fewer employees, more important information is distributed to each individual. If too many employees have access to sensitive assets, there is more potential for unauthorized action. The first way to prevent internal threats is to limit which employees have authority to...
Have you ever looked up your name in a search engine and found something embarrassing or upsetting? As of May 13th, 2014, you’re able to request to delete that information. And if the search engine believes the information infringes on your privacy, it will be deleted. If not, then you’ll have to go to court...
The University of California, Irvine Student Health Center has been the victim of a HIPAA breach. Nearly 2,000 pieces of PHI (protected health information), including financial data, were stolen via a keylogger attack. The keylogger collected this information for over a period of a month before being discovered. How This Happened. The keylogger was residing...
After examination, the Centre for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) diagnosed Healthcare providers with another year to continue using 2011 Edition software in their electronic health record systems. The decision was apart of a federal incentive program for health IT under a rule issued on Tuesday. This decision will keep current providers at Stage 1...
You’re Not HIPAA Compliant Unless Your Mobile Devices Are Properly Encrypted. Advocate Health Care in Downers Grove, Illinois, experienced the second biggest HIPAA data breach ever when four of their unencrypted laptops were stolen. Electronic Personal Health Information (ePHI) for more than 4 million people was compromised. If these laptops had been properly encrypted, the...
When you work with Veltec Networks as your trusted cybersecurity team, cybersecurity breaches, ransomware, and other security concerns will become distant memories.
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When you work with Veltec Networks as your trusted cybersecurity team, cybersecurity breaches, ransomware, and other security concerns will become distant memories.
We ensure: