Approximately 1.3 million Patients have been victimized during a hacking incident in the State of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services

Approximately 1.3 million Patients have been victimized during a hacking incident in the State of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services

So far, there are no evidences that point to the stolen information being used inappropriately. Nevertheless, the state is providing identity protection insurances to possible victims. Families of deceased patients are also being notified by the state. The breach was discovered after an independent forensic investigation that later on alerted the officials.  According to Jon...

avatar
Duleep Pillai
July 3, 2014
Discover More
Approximately 1.3 million Patients have been victimized during a hacking incident in the State of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services

iOS 8 Will Alleviate HIPAA Security Risk

iOS 8 uses randomized MAC address broadcasts securing the user’s privacy. But before iOS 8 is out, MAC address broadcasts are still a threat to privacy security.  Mobile MAC (Media Access Control) address signal gives us updated, unencrypted, presence and location from our mobile phones and gadgets. Today, it is possible to keep track of...

avatar
Duleep Pillai
July 1, 2014
Discover More
Approximately 1.3 million Patients have been victimized during a hacking incident in the State of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services

Devices such as smartphones and tablets have become major players in healthcare organizations. The integration of BYOD has changed the way we work, from standard uniform platforms to a more evolved, proactive route.

BYOD: Bring Your Own Device to Work Devices such as smartphones and tablets have become major players in the workplace particularly in healthcare organizations. The integration of medical applications has changed the way we work, from standard uniform platforms to a more evolved, proactive route. The challenge of incorporating personal devices to the workplace, BYOD...

avatar
Duleep Pillai
June 27, 2014
Discover More
Approximately 1.3 million Patients have been victimized during a hacking incident in the State of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services

Important Security Warning: Dramatic Increase In CryptoLocker Activity Picked Up By Our IT Security Professionals

Our team of IT security professionals would like to draw your attention to a high rate of malicious email traffic containing Cryptolocker malware that WILL encrypt your organization’s data if executed. The majority of this traffic is coming through trusted free file share programs masked as voicemail messages or faxes. Our IT security experts are...

avatar
Duleep Pillai
June 13, 2014
Discover More