by Greg Hoffer | Mar 11, 2024 | Security, automation
We moved the clocks ahead an hour this weekend in keeping with the curious logic of a decision made more than a century ago suggesting that, by manipulating clocks twice each year, we’d be more productive and save energy. It was early in the mechanized age the world...
by Eric Hall | Mar 4, 2024 | Security
Last August I wrote about how a failure to observe simple cyber hygiene, and the prioritization of convenience over security, has resulted in many otherwise preventable data breaches. I wasn’t breaking any news, merely shouting into the void that doing little things...
by Greg Hoffer | Feb 26, 2024 | Compliance, Security
Something we’ve started to encounter when talking with European organizations is a law called the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). DORA was introduced to in 2020, adopted in 2022, and finalized on January 16, 2024 after various EU authorities, including the...
by Greg Hoffer | Feb 20, 2024 | Security
In a recent article on a cyberattack that crippled Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital, the Associated Press reported that experts believe attacks on U.S. healthcare organizations are likely to get worse in the coming year. The reason, according to the American...
by Eric Hall | Feb 12, 2024 | Security
It was a busy year for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Those are the people responsible for enforcing the rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and, according to The HIPAA Journal, it was...
by Greg Hoffer | Jan 29, 2024 | Security
The Biblical adage “judge not, that ye be not judged” is often misapplied as an excuse to say nothing in the face of obvious error. “Well, nobody’s perfect and so I don’t want to judge that person,” the logic goes. A sentiment often punctuated by the pseudo-scriptural...
