Tools & Practices

November 28, 2017

MediaPro Launches New Travel Security Awareness Training Course

Organizations can train their employees to be more security aware in the office, but when it comes to business trips, employees face additional security risks. ...

November 22, 2017

CloudCheckr Update Adds Support for More Instance Types

CloudCheckr has announced an update to its cloud management platform has been made which enhances usability and makes improvements to make the management of Azure ...

November 15, 2017

Skeddly Supports Multiple DynamoDB Table Exports to AWS S3

Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL fully cloud-managed database solution for non-relational data with single-digit millisecond latency. The database solution is flexible and has reliable performance; ...

November 9, 2017

MediaPro Included in 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness

Bothell, WA-based learning services company MediaPro has been named one of the leaders in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training. The ...

October 31, 2017

CloudRanger Launches Managed Service Provider Partner Program

CloudRanger has announced it has launched a new managed service provider (MSP) partner program to make it easier for MSPs to offer server management and ...

October 30, 2017

SpamTitan Reviews

SpamTitan is an advanced spam filtering solution developed by Galway, Ireland-based TitanHQ. Listed below are some of the recent SpamTitan reviews and awards received for ...

October 24, 2017

OIG: Multiple Security Weaknesses in Alabama’s Medicaid Management Information System

The HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of Alabama’s Medicaid data and information systems to adetermine whether the state was in ...

October 13, 2017

Internet of Things Medical Resilience Partnership Act to Provide Direction on Devices

The Internet of Medical Things Resilience Partnership Act, aimed at establishing public-private stakeholder partnership which will be tasked with developing a cybersecurity framework to prevent ...

October 12, 2017

Why You Should Use a Web Filter to Prevent Employees Accessing Pornography

Many companies have realized that acceptable Internet usage policies are insufficient and do not prevent employees accessing pornography at work. While employees can be told ...

October 10, 2017

AppRiver Acquired by Marlin Equity Partners

The private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners has security a majority stake in the Florida-based cybersecurity firm AppRiver for an undisclosed sum. Marlin Equity Partners ...

October 6, 2017

GFI Software Improves Email Security with GFI MailEssentials v.21

GFI Software has released a new version of GFI MailEssentials – Its award-winning spam filtering solution for small and medium sized businesses. Version 21 of ...

September 20, 2017

CyberSecurity Breakthrough Names SonicWall 2017 Cybersecurity Company of the Year

SonicWall has collected a prestigious Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award and was named ‘Overall CyberSecurity Company of the Year, 2017. CyberSecurity Breakthrough is an independent organization that ...

September 9, 2017

OCR Warns Covered Entities to Prepare for Natural Disasters

Medical Centers and Hospitals in Texas and Louisiana have been stretched due to Hurricane Harvey,and are trying to provide medical services without breaching HIPAA Rules. ...

September 6, 2017

SpamTitan Shortlisted for 2017 Computing Security Award

TitanHQ’s anti-spam solution SpamTitan has been shortlisted for a 2017 Computing Security Award. The product was included in the list of finalists in the Best ...

August 17, 2017

NIST Revises Guidance on Passwords

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new guidance on passwords. It is standard practice to make passwords stronger by using a ...

July 25, 2017

RightScale Announces General Availability of its Optima Cloud Cost Management and Optimization Solution

RightScale Optima, the collaborative cloud cost management and optimization platform for enterprises, has now been released and is generally available. The solution allows enterprises to ...

July 19, 2017

ONC Office of the Chief Privacy Officer Funding Stopping in 2018

The withdrawal of funding for the Office of the Chief Privacy Officer has resulted in ONC National Coordinator Don Rucker, M.D. confirming that the office ...

July 16, 2017

UK Hospital Cybersecurity Funding to Increase by £21 Million

Hospital cybersecurity funding has been increased in the UK in the wake of the recent WannaCry ransomware attacks that crippled parts of the NHS. Health ...

July 15, 2017

ONC Offers Tips to Improve Patient Data Access

The HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has given covered entities tips to improve patient data access, explaining how important ...

July 13, 2017

Cloud Resource Management Solution Provider Spotinst Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding

Cloud resource management solution provider Spotinst has raised more than $15 million in Series A funding, with Intel Capital leading the latest funding round. Springtime ...

July 10, 2017

GorillaStack Helps Firms Manage EBS Snapshots and Save on Cloud Storage Costs

GorillaStack has announced it has introduced new AWS cost allocation functionality for Elastic Block Store (EBS) snapshots. Amazon EBS is a block storage system that ...

July 5, 2017

File Sharing Tools and Cloud Computing: OCR Highlights Risks

File sharing and collaboration services offer many advantages to HIPAA-covered companies, although the services can also introduce risks to the privacy and security of electronic ...

June 29, 2017

Microsoft Confirms Acquisition of Cloudyn

The first rumors that Microsoft was attempting to purchase the Israeli cloud cost management firm Cloudyn surfaced in April, although it has been relatively quiet ...

June 24, 2017

PhishLine Releases Updated Security Awareness Guidebook

PhishLine, a leading anti-phishing and security security awareness training provider, has released a new and improved version of its popular security awareness guidebook – Advanced ...

June 16, 2017

HHS Considers Making Changes to the OCR Wall of Shame

Since the HITECH Act came into force in 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been publishing data ...

May 31, 2017

Advanced Technology Partner Status in the AWS Partner Network Achieved by FittedCloud

FittedCloud, a provider of cloud cost optimization solutions for Amazon Web Services (AWS), has announced that it has achieved Advanced Technology Partner status in the ...

May 17, 2017

NIST Issues Guidance on Securing Drug Pumps

Guidance on securing drug pumps has been issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help healthcare organizations mitigate the risk of ...

April 26, 2017

CardioNet Settles HIPAA Violations with OCR for $2.5 Million

Pensylvania-based CardioNet has agreed a $2.5 million settlement to resolve potential HIPAA compliance violations. The provider of remote mobile monitoring and quick response services to ...

April 21, 2017

$31,000 HIPAA Penalty for a Business Associate Agreement Violation

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has issued a $31,000 HIPAA penalty for a business associate agreement violation to The ...

April 15, 2017

Denver-Based Metro Community Agrees $400,000 HIPAA Penalty

Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN), a Denver, CO-based federally-qualified health center (FQHC), has agreed to pay OCR $400,000 and implement a stringent corrective action plan ...

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