Tools & Practices

March 10, 2023

What Makes an Electronic Signature HIPAA Compliant?

The Department of Health and Human Services has not issued specific guidance about what makes an electronic signature HIPAA compliant other than stipulating “any electronic ...

February 21, 2023

FBI Says New York Field Office Cyber Intrusion Has Been Contained

Hackers have taken a rather bold step by hacking into a computer system used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) New York Field Office. ...

February 7, 2023

HIPAA Security Rule Failures Land Banner Health with $1.25M Financial Penalty

Banner Health has agreed to settle alleged violations of the HIPAA Security Rule with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil ...

January 17, 2023

Norton LifeLock Customers Warned that Password Vaults May be At Risk

The antivirus software and cybersecurity firm Norton has recently started notifying certain Norton LifeLock customers that a malicious actor has gained access to their Norton ...

December 28, 2022

How Often is HIPAA Training Required?

The text of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule related to training doesn´t help answer the question how often is HIPAA training required. However, ...

December 19, 2022

Bitwarden Announces New Self-Hosting Deployment Option

Bitwarden is one of just a handful of vault-based password managers that offers the option of self-hosting its software on a local device or network ...

December 14, 2022

Almost 50 Bugs Fixed by Microsoft on December 2022 Patch Tuesday, Including 2 Zero-days

December 2022 Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft release patches to fix 49 flaws across its product suite, including fixes for two zero-day flaws, one of which ...

November 28, 2022

The Worst Passwords of 2022 Revealed

The List of the worst passwords of 2022 has been published, pointing the spotlight on poor password practices. Despite the risks, these terrible passwords are ...

November 25, 2022

CISA Releases Updated Version of its Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an updated version of its Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework (IRPF). The IRPF was developed to ...

November 11, 2022

Summary of the NIST Password Recommendations

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created password guidance for federal agencies to ensure passwords achieve their intended purpose – preventing unauthorized ...

October 27, 2022

Half of Businesses Have Adopted Passwordless Authentication to Some Degree

Bitwarden has published the findings of its 2023 Password Decisions Survey, which explores password practices and habits, strategies that have been adopted for managing passwords, ...

October 26, 2022

What are the Disadvantages of Password Managers?

You will no doubt have heard that one of the most important steps to take to improve security is to use a password manager. A ...

October 4, 2022

FBI Warns of Increase in Pig Butchering Cryptocurrency Investment Scams

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning following a rise in ‘pig butchering’ cryptocurrency investment scams. These scams are usually conducted via ...

September 27, 2022

Erbium Information Stealer Distributed via Fake Software Cracks

A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation – Erbium – is gaining popularity in the cybercrime community. The MaaS provides strong customer support, the malware is competitively ...

September 12, 2022

12% of Enterprise IT Assets Lack Endpoint Protection

A recent study has revealed 12% of enterprise IT assets do not have enterprise protection installed, and 5% are not covered by patch management processes. ...

September 7, 2022

Bitwarden Set to Accelerate Product Expansion with $100 Million Investment

The open source password manager provider, Bitwarden, has secured a $100 million minority growth investment to support its user community, scale its password management solution, ...

September 2, 2022

NSA and CISA Issue Guidance for Developers on Securing the Software Supply Chain

Guidance has been released by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of ...

August 1, 2022

Network of 11,000 Websites Used in Industrial Scale Fake Investment Scam

A network of more than 11,000 websites being used for industrial-scale investment fraud has been uncovered by security researchers at Group IB. The scammers use ...

August 1, 2022

Why More Companies are Enforcing Mandatory 2FA

Although the option to better protect accounts with Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) has been widely available for more than a decade, the low uptake on this ...

July 31, 2022

Password Management Best Practices

Passwordless authentication is growing in popularity and is considered the future of authentication, but for the time being, passwords are here to stay. While passwords can ...

July 26, 2022

NIST Releases Updated HIPAA Security Rule Guidance

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has refreshed its HIPAA Security Rule compliance guidance. The guidance was last updated in 2008 and a ...

July 22, 2022

42% Of Americans Use the Same Password for Multiple Accounts

A recent survey conducted on 2,000 Americans by OnePoll on behalf of AT&T has provided insights into the level of cybersecurity knowledge of Americans and ...

June 29, 2022

FBI Warns Employers About Use of Deepfakes to Land Remote Working Positions

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning to businesses due to an increasing number of complaints received by its Internet Crime Complaint Center ...

June 22, 2022

Following Regulatory Recommendations for Passwords Does Not Necessarily Improve Password Security

If you religiously follow regulatory standards for passwords you may think you have a good password policy, but it doesn’t mean that weak passwords are ...

June 21, 2022

Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Update to Fix Patch Tuesday-Related Issue on Arm Devices

Microsoft has issued an out-of-band update to fix an issue with Windows devices with Arm chips that was caused when users applied their June 2022 ...

June 14, 2022

Guidance on HIPAA and Telehealth for When the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued guidance on HIPAA and Telehealth to help healthcare organizations ensure compliance when the COVID-19 Public ...

June 2, 2022

Is Box HIPAA Compliant?

Is the cloud storage service Box HIPAA compliant? Box is a cloud data storage and management service that allows users to access data from different ...

May 26, 2022

Dashlane versus LogMeOnce

Our Dashlane versus LogMeOnce comparison demonstrates why ease of use is an important consideration when evaluating password managers; for although LogMeOnce represents excellent value when ...

May 25, 2022

What is Password Spraying?

What is password spraying? Password spraying is a commonly used brute force method for gaining access to accounts. Here we explain what it is and ...

May 23, 2022

Dashlane versus NordPass

Our Dashlane versus NordPass comparison explains why Dashlane customers may be looking to switch password manager providers, but also raises questions about whether NordPass is ...

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