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16Aug

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses: 4 Simple Practices to Protect Your Business

August 16, 2022 Kimberley Whyte All Posts, SMB 139

Many small businesses rely heavily on technology in order to conduct business and operate on a daily basis. From the internet, laptop computers and printers, to cloud storage and other Web-based applications, technology plays a huge role in helping small business owners.

It is therefore imperative that small businesses have provisions in place to protect their business from security risks that come with technology use. A 2019 report from Verizon found that 43% of cyberattacks were directed at small businesses, and according to Keeper Security (via CNBC), only 14% had the capacity to defend themselves.

The “2020 Cost of Insider Threats: Global” report shows that small organizations (those with fewer than 500 employees) spend an average of $7.68 million per incident. Hackers exploit smaller organizations because they know smaller companies have less resources allocated to IT security, thus making it easier and less risky to hack into their network. As such, small business owners cannot afford to take cybersecurity for granted. Here are some simple practices to make your business more cyber resilient.JTNDaW1nJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaDQuZ29vZ2xldXNlcmNvbnRlbnQuY29tJTJGcldMYXpKd09LdXVTSW9sOUxsdENmd2hPTTFlWWszR3FxcEdsWWxpRmttYnBNVzJxLS1jc2xBam1QcmZKN1VMcGpJTk5VNUFTNXRtVF90RkNUa3RTMDdzTkxYd3k2WDFOQjh6a0V5MmNSYnNTa2gxelhBajNTckw3MlloLTVvd01wc2VsLThHaSUyMiUyMGFsdCUzRCUyMkVtcGxveWVlcyUyMHVzaW5nJTIwZGV2aWNlcyUyMC0lMjBjeWJlcnNlY3VyaXR5LiUyMiUyMCUyRiUzRQ==

Employee training at all levels is considered vital to keeping the company safe and protected. Employees must be trained to identify various cyber threats and attacks, and also know how to prevent them. Training should be comprehensive, covering key areas such as phishing, social engineering, clicking on questionable links, downloading unauthorized software, and other risky behavior that exposes the company to cybercrime. Employees are a small business’ greatest line of defense against cyber attacks. If an employee is not aware of or educated about a threat, they cannot recognize and stop it.JTNDaW1nJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaDQuZ29vZ2xldXNlcmNvbnRlbnQuY29tJTJGRVJBYXp2a1VBRDVEWWxibHZGOEU1VWFIYzlob0hoZXgwZjZTaUdfN2k1M0RfR0xrQzFDQmN0RU4zU092aWFocENwQVBiMG1sRzdfSDFGa09rTTZEQ2kzbTByU0xub3RMRTJVeVZMNm9DZjd0cW5ZMS1aVE1ZazF2MUpNX0t6WW5vS3FoSEV6cCUyMiUyMGFsdCUzRCUyMkFudGl2aXJ1cyUyMGZvciUyMHNtYWxsJTIwYnVzaW5lc3NlcyUyMC0lMjBjeWJlcnNlY3VyaXR5LiUyMiUyMCUyRiUzRQ==

There are many benefits to having antivirus and anti-malware software. The software can protect against a number of threats, such as viruses, ransomware, and malware. Antivirus software works by detecting and removing viruses and securing your data against different types of attacks. Some antivirus software even keeps private and personal information protected when you’re online. Both Microsoft and Google have security features you can use to protect data, such as firewalls, browser checkup, and file encryption. Other strong and secure antivirus software options include McAfee® Total Protection and Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus.JTNDaW1nJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cucG9zdHVyZWQuaW8lMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjElMkYwMSUyRkFkb2JlU3RvY2tfOTk1MjIyOTAtMjA0OHgxMzY1LmpwZyUyMiUyMGFsdCUzRCUyMlNvZnR3YXJlJTIwdXBkYXRlJTIwZm9yJTIwY3liZXJzZWN1cml0eSUyMGZvciUyMHNtYWxsJTIwYnVzaW5lc3Nlcy4lMjIlMjAlMkYlM0U=

Cyberthreats are always evolving. General software updates are important to digital safety and cyber security because they add new security features to devices and remove outdated ones. Hackers can take advantage of vulnerability in applications that have not been updated by gaining unauthorized access to data, programs, and systems. Software updates typically include patches that protect your systems and programs against such vulnerabilities and hackers.JTNDaW1nJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaDUuZ29vZ2xldXNlcmNvbnRlbnQuY29tJTJGeFhmS0UwYjBGTDdDcUlfN3h2VE5la2hJVjFrLVRGdjA4eE9CTXJ4SDNDdlJ3NThQX2d3cUpNRG91eDF4Zi1CNTZPOEJPMzJOVi0zMHlOb2xUdzVuZ29XeTAwU3B4MHhoZnBDUFpDOUwwbWFWUnlCRTk1d1NnNUNPMWU0b25FN3ZKeGc4bVFyVSUyMiUyMGFsdCUzRCUyMlZQTiUyMGZvciUyMGN5YmVyc2VjdXJpdHklMjBmb3IlMjBzbWFsbCUyMGJ1c2luZXNzZXMlMjIlMjAlMkYlM0U=

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) can offer an additional layer of security and privacy. A VPN creates a private, encrypted network from a public internet connection to give you online privacy and anonymity. With a VPN, your traffic or online activity is encrypted, so it remains private as it travels. This means online actions are virtually untraceable. VPNs prevent unauthorized persons from eavesdropping on such traffic and allow the user to conduct work remotely. VPN technology is widely used in corporate environments and is great for users who work remotely or connect to unsecured networks. VPNs are also super affordable and an easy way to help your business become more secure.

The key to implementing a cybersecurity strategy to protect small businesses is to reduce the threat risk by minimizing the attack potential. It is important for a small business to actively prevent an attack for the company to succeed. Now more than ever, it’s important for small businesses owners to make security a priority in order to protect their businesses, employees, and customers.

Learn how to protect your business from security breaches with Posture.

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25Jul

Agile Compliance Transformation with Posture

July 25, 2022 Stacy Kirk All Posts, Compliance 136

Agile Compliance starts by first realizing that compliance is never effective as a once a year ritual.   Posture promotes a culture of accountability by making compliance a whole team initiative. Instead, a culture of continuous compliance drives accountability, visibility, and proactive best practices ignited from within your organization.  The traditional compliance process is similar to the “old school” Waterfall model to audit readiness (long delivery, siloed teams, and low visibility).

Agile Compliance leverages the best practices found in lean and agile to not only enhance validation and accelerate feedback loops but to also get the quick wins necessary to create confidence in an organization’s compliance practices. Posture recommends the “whole-team approach” to create a compliance environment that’s transparent and promotes cross-functional team ownership of the practice.

Faster Compliance – Through our company assessment, predictive recommendation engine, and a marketplace of policies and targeted services, reduce the time from compliance from years to days.

Visibility – Provide teams and executives with compliance oversight that’s not possible from spreadsheets or tool with limited access across the organization.

Accountability (Based on the Agile and DevOps Best Practice of Collaboration, Posture promotes the “whole-team” approach to compliance and leverages assignment and incentives to encourage faster engagement and continued compliance)

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07Jun

HIPAA, Hackers & Secure Telehealth: 5 Simple Tips to Secure Your Environment

June 7, 2022 Stacy Kirk All Posts, HIPPA 129

As patient care becomes more decentralized and distributed, healthcare providers and their patients are now, more than ever, in need of telehealth solutions. The OCR has responded to risks of in-person visits in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by relaxing its enforcement of HIPAA safeguards related to the use of video conferencing tools like Apple FaceTime, Facebook Messenger video chat, Google Hangouts video, or Skype. It is important to realize that, although practitioners won’t be penalized during the coronavirus pandemic, OCR is not approving these technologies as secure modes of communication. Hackers are still crafting cyber attacks keeping current vulnerabilities in mind. For the safety of the patients’ information, it is therefore essential to still leverage as many security best practices as possible. Listed below are a few tips to keep in mind as healthcare professionals move to telehealth for patient care.

 

  1. Use Private Networks instead of public wifi. You should be at home, but if you are not, you should not use any public or open wifi networks. Use either a personal hotspot from a device you own or a VPN solution for your phone, tablet, or laptop. There is too much risk of a hacker attacking you on the public network and possibly getting access to your private communication.
  2. Be careful how you share meeting links. The FBI reported last week that hackers are hijacking meetings held by Zoom, a virtual conference provider. As you create virtual meeting invitations, the connection information (links) should never be sent to a public-facing site. Links should be sent directly to the patient – not a group! It is also important to use the latest version of the teleconference software for any security updates.
  3. Review Security Awareness. Refresh safe internet use training for you and your staff. User mistakes or negligence account for most security breaches. Ensuring that your team is aware of these security practices will help save you and your patients a lot of grief.
  4. Review Privacy Practices. Ensure your staff understands what relaxed HIPAA enforcement means: you are not able to share patient data just because of the pandemic!
  5. Use encrypted messaging and webforms. Tools that cost less than you think (under $100) are available that can be integrated into your current email provider and add encryption. Web forms that encrypt the input data can be easily added to your website. This can support a virtual intake process and the patient’s review of privacy notifications.

 

Even though the OCR will not be penalizing you for the use of remote services, you will still run the risk of ransomware, civil lawsuits for privacy negligence, or poor online reviews that can impact your reputation. With the unknowns created with COVID-19, hiring a security consultant may not be feasible. Companies like Posture can help guide practitioners through these regulatory changes while helping to improve their security and privacy program. With reasonable rates of $99 per month, it’s a brilliant and simple way to handle your HIPAA Compliance Program as you move into Telehealth.

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28May

Data Sharing during COVID-19: How to Maintain ePHI Privacy and Security

May 28, 2022 Kimberley Whyte All Posts, HIPPA 124
 

The global spread of COVID-19 has generated countless privacy, data protection, security, and compliance questions for companies working hard to provide care in our new reality of “socially distant” interactions. For all organizations that depend on direct customer engagement, adopting new technologies to enable and support remote audio and video communications is the only path toward remaining in business. Healthcare providers are particularly affected by this paradigm shift. Many smaller providers that only offered in-person services have been forced to quickly adopt new technologies and platforms as a means to offer care to patients. Protecting the security and privacy of patient health-related information is challenging at the best of times, and it is now made even more difficult during the current crisis.

 
 

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires all entities with access to Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) to protect the security and privacy of that information. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued waivers and notices of enforcement discretion for several issues related to HIPAA compliance during the pandemic. The following paragraph summarizes the key actions that OCR has taken to modify HIPAA in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

“OCR’s enforcement discretion for noncompliance with HIPAA regulations against providers leveraging telehealth platforms that may not comply with the privacy rule. The waiver allows covered providers to potentially use any non-public facing remote, audio, or video communication platforms available to provide telehealth and communicate with patients during the pandemic. OCR will not penalize those providers for using potentially non-HIPAA-compliant tools, regardless of whether or not the service is used to diagnose or treat COVID-19-related conditions.”

Learn more about how to get started with HIPPA Compliance with Posture

 
 
 
  1. Employees should be trained on potential security risks and the secure use of remote tools.
  2. For employees working remotely, Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections should be made mandatory.
  3. Employers must provide guidelines and policies on restricting the use of private devices and supplying adequate password protection.
  4. Employee security awareness training should be promoted by educating employees about the rising level of coronavirus-related cyberthreats, including potential responses and incident handling.
  5. IT departments must be provided with the resources needed to support employees working securely from home by expanding their network and videoconferencing capacity with vendor-supplied services.
 

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Key HIPAA Changes in Light of COVID-19

Insights into HHS COVID-19 HIPAA Waivers and Lasting Implications

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01Nov

Top 5 Phishing Training and Testing Products for Small and Medium Businesses

November 1, 2021 Duran Thomas All Posts, SMB 112

It has become increasingly important for small and medium-sized businesses to be able to effectively deal with phishing training and testing challenges. Five tools available for companies to implement for this purpose are PhishingBox, Lucy, KnowBe4, Wuvavi, and PhishProtection. All five products offer phishing simulation and training programs. Most of them can be used on any device and can be completed at any time. These tools offer simulations that train employees to tell the difference between real emails and phishing attempts. They also notify the administrator if an employee fails a test, and gives employees the opportunity to be retrained on certain areas where they failed. Most of these tools are mobile friendly since they are web-based, therefore making it easier for employees to practice on their phones when they have time, rather than practicing on a computer. The tools that notify the administrator are very useful, but those that automatically enroll any employees who fail a test to be trained again help the administrator not to miss any details. 

It has become increasingly important for small and medium-sized businesses to be able to effectively deal with phishing training and testing challenges. Five tools available for companies to implement for this purpose are PhishingBox, Lucy, KnowBe4, Wuvavi, and PhishProtection. All five products offer phishing simulation and training programs. Most of them can be used on any device and can be completed at any time. These tools offer simulations that train employees to tell the difference between real emails and phishing attempts. They also notify the administrator if an employee fails a test, and gives employees the opportunity to be retrained on certain areas where they failed. Most of these tools are mobile friendly since they are web-based, therefore making it easier for employees to practice on their phones when they have time, rather than practicing on a computer. The tools that notify the administrator are very useful, but those that automatically enroll any employees who fail a test to be trained again help the administrator not to miss any details. 

It has become increasingly important for small and medium-sized businesses to be able to effectively deal with phishing training and testing challenges. Five tools available for companies to implement for this purpose are PhishingBox, Lucy, KnowBe4, Wuvavi, and PhishProtection. All five products offer phishing simulation and training programs. Most of them can be used on any device and can be completed at any time. These tools offer simulations that train employees to tell the difference between real emails and phishing attempts. They also notify the administrator if an employee fails a test, and gives employees the opportunity to be retrained on certain areas where they failed. Most of these tools are mobile friendly since they are web-based, therefore making it easier for employees to practice on their phones when they have time, rather than practicing on a computer. The tools that notify the administrator are very useful, but those that automatically enroll any employees who fail a test to be trained again help the administrator not to miss any details. 

Phishing is common and dangerous. Employees within small and medium businesses are not always trained to recognize and handle phishing attempts. Many employees fall for phishing emails and phishing websites, which results in private information becoming exposed. This can also lead to a business being hacked. A new company may not have employees who are trained in phishing or who know how to mitigate against a possible attack. There are tools that businesses can use and implement to train employees on phishing. These tools have tests that can determine how a business’s system reacts to phishing attempts. Such training tools allow employees to learn how to recognize phishing and how to handle it.

PhishingBox

PhishingBox is a phishing training and testing tool that helps businesses train employees to become aware of phishing. It can be used by small or medium-sized businesses to help train and test employees on phishing, social engineering, and more. PhishingBox offers Security Awareness Training and a Phishing Simulator. The Security Awareness Training service offers training security courses, realistic phishing testing, real-time training moments, course programs, and security tips. This service also features third-party content, auto-enrollment, training moments, analytics, integrations, and web-hooks. Its features allow it to be easier and more efficient for the business. The Integrations allow businesses to deploy or maintain the PhishingBox system. Finally, the web-hook informs the administrators when someone fails a test.

The Phishing Simulator offers Target & Group Management, Mobile-Friendly for All Devices, Phishing Template Editor & Library, PhishingBox integration with many Learning Management Systems (LMS), Phishing Reporting, and Repeat Testing & Continuing Education. These web-based features allow businesses to be used on all devices, measure employee aptitude and progress, build and customize phishing templates, import and flag employees for training, report on tests, and repeat testing to continue improvement. The price for this tool is typically $20 per seat, which can be paid monthly or yearly.

Lucy

Lucy is a cybersecurity tool that can be used by organizations to better improve security using phishing and awareness training. Lucy offers Attack Simulation, Awareness and Training, and Automatic Incident Analysis. The Attack Simulation tests with portal media attacks, smishing, data entry attacks, hyperlink attacks, mixed attacks, and more. Each type of phishing attack is used in the attack simulation in order to teach employees about every type of attack that could possibly occur. The Awareness and Training feature allows businesses to train employees based on their required skills, view employee courses and progress, reward employees with diplomas, and more. The Automatic Incident Analysis feature is used to automatically respond when there are suspicious emails or phishing threats in general. This feature makes it easy for the business to respond to possible threats while the employees are training. All three of these features are very useful – they teach employees how to mitigate phishing threats. Lucy costs $960 for the starter edition for 1 year, which is most suitable for small businesses. This edition does not offer all the features the Service Provider has, but it is suitable for companies wanting  to provide their customers with white labeled products. Lucy is efficient and useful for small businesses that want to train employees on phishing and awareness.

KnowBe4

KnowBe4 is a tool that helps businesses train and test employees on phishing and awareness. KnowBe4 offers PhishER, Free Phishing Tools, and Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training. The PhishER feature rapidly identifies and responds to email threats. PhishER comes with Automatic Message Prioritization, Emergency Rooms, Simple and Advanced Rule Creation, PhishML™, and more. All of these features organize emails automatically, identify similar messages reported, create custom rooms, and provide email information to decide on the prioritizations. They make it easier to stay organized and inform on threats more quickly than other tools.

KnowBe4 also offers free tools, which are: Phishing Security Test, Phishing Reply Test, Phish Alert Button, Second Chance, and Social Media Phishing Tests. In order to use these tests, signing up with the website is required. Any company that signs up with KnowBe4 is able to use these tests to start protecting against phishing. Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training allows administrators to train and test employees using a Phishing Simulator. Results that accompany the training and testing allow companies to see the progress and skill levels of all their employees. This tool features unlimited use, smart groups, custom phishing pages, advanced reporting, and more. Employees are able to train with unlimited time and be placed into groups based on behavior and attributes. The administrators can also customize phishing tests to better train their employees based on their skill level. KnowBe4 costs $23 per seat with a Diamond option, which is the most popular, for 1 year with the PhishER $10 add-on for small or medium businesses with 101-500 seats.

Wuvavi

Wuvavi is a phishing and training tool that can help businesses improve on phishing mitigation and awareness. Wuvavi offers Phishing Simulations, Employee Cybersecurity Training, and Monitoring. The Phishing Simulations offer unlimited use, multiple campaigns, track activity, alerts, automated enrollment, and bulk enrollment. The Phishing Simulator can track employee activity, as well as their test results. It also alerts the administrators of any high risk employees who are likely to compromise the company during a phishing attack. Once the employees complete their training, they are automatically enrolled into a campaign, which tests the employees on what they have learned. The Employee Cybersecurity Training offers Instant Rollout, Managed Training, Employee Convenience, Optimized Content, Reports and Progress, and Compliance Certifications. These features allow administrators to send invitations to employees to enroll, as well as allow them to complete the training anywhere, at any time, on any device in under 40 minutes. The employees are also given certificates to show that they have completed the training. This provides more motivation to complete the training; it also helps them improve weak areas. The monitoring feature allows administrators to monitor and track all employees to see their skill levels and who may pose a bigger threat to the company. Wuvavi costs $7 per user monthly for the standard option.

PhishProtection

PhishProtection is the last phishing training and awareness tool on the list. It can be used by small and medium businesses to train employees on phishing awareness and mitigation. PhishProtection offers Phishing Training Courses, Phishing Simulation, and Streamline Training. The Phishing Training Courses include Phishing 101, Social Engineering 101, and Infosec 101. These courses are available to employees on any device, so they can complete them anywhere and at any time. The administrators can also monitor and track each employee’s progress every minute. If an employee fails a phishing test, they are automatically enrolled in training. It also reveals the employees with the highest threat to the company. The Phishing Simulation features comprehensive reports, mobile-friendly simulation, and learning management support. The simulation allows the administrator to view all employee data and how employees are doing during the tests. The Streamline Training allows the employees to start the basics of cybersecurity awareness and then progress to advanced concepts by using a streamline method. A company can train 5 users for free before deciding to purchase this product. PhishProtection prices range from free to $3,800 between 5-500 users yearly.

All five of these phishing tools have similar features even with reselling. PhishingBox allows partners to set their own pricing for their software. Lucy has three different types of partner options that give discounts to the partners. KnowBe4 offers profitable margins to their partners, and more. Wuvavi offers a simple pricing model. Lastly, PhishProtection offers a partner program that can help improve revenue. These partner programs have many benefits in common with whitelabel pricing, partner training, and profitable margins. Many companies have partnered with each of these tools to help mitigate against phishing. 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Each of these five tools are useful and effective to help mitigate against phishing. They all:  

  • Have simulation labs that can train employees to distinguish between real emails and phishing emails. 
  • Have similar phishing simulation and training programs.
  • Help mitigate against phishing and are helpful when training all employees.

With the risk of insider threats, these tools can help train and pinpoint any threats to the company. Whether an employee accidentally gives away private information or does so deliberately, these five tools can help train employees to be aware of real insider threats. 

Many people fall for phishing attempts thinking they are real. That is the reason these products are highly recommended. Even taking the free practice tests on the websites of these tools can show how much training a person needs in order to tell the difference between a real email and a phishing email. Due to the number of features offered, PhishingBox is the tool most recommended. The Security Awareness Training, Phishing Simulator, and integrations are all top-quality features. In addition, the training security courses, realistic phishing testing, real-time training moments, course programs, and security tips features all provide the best preparation for handling phishing attacks. Since this service also features third-party content, auto-enrollment, training moments, analytics, integrations, and web-hook, employees get a great deal of practice and gain knowledge on phishing beyond just looking out for emails. Although it is $20 per seat, it brings the best quality training and phishing simulators to train employees on becoming experts on phishing. Businesses can appreciate this type of tool since it can provide the valuable training needed for employees to mitigate against phishing attempts and attacks. Use these tools protect your business!

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Nicole is a senior completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity and Forensics at the University of Maryland Global Campus. She currently interns for a Cybersecurity company called Conquest Security. Nicole chose this career because she has a dedicated enthusiasm for security. She is eager to learn how to secure private information so that she can subsequently help others keep their information secure. After graduating, Nicole would like to pursue the Security+ and CEH certifications to expand her skills and knowledge. She is planning to become a Cybersecurity Analyst, which will allow her to implement her accumulated knowledge and experience to further both her career and her passion for cybersecurity.

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Healthcare Under Attack: Why Healthcare Organizations are Targeted by Hackers.

September 14, 2021 Kimberley Whyte All Posts, HIPPA 134

Telehealth, the use of digital technologies such as computers and mobile devices to access health care services remotely, has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. Health professionals are making use of technology to deliver services and care for patients. As a result, healthcare organizations are becoming increasingly susceptible to cyberattacks, threatening and compromising confidential patient data.

According to Cybersecurity Ventures, the healthcare industry, which is a $1.2 trillion sector, will fall victim to two to three times more cyberattacks in 2021 than the average numbers for other industries. Black Book Market Research stated that “more than 93 percent of healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach over the past three years, and 57 percent have had more than five data breaches during the same time frame.”

With statistics like that, one can conclude that the healthcare industry is under attack. There are many reasons why healthcare organizations are a target for cyber-attacks. It is therefore imperative that organizations and patients alike, are made aware of some reasons why.

The healthcare industry has made many advances in medical innovations, but not every organization has kept pace. Many technologies, software, and infrastructures are outdated and have minimal resilience to cyberattacks. System updates are important and software should be the most recent version. But eventually, some software reaches end-of-life, and vendors stop providing updates. According to a report published by Duo.com, of the 82% of healthcare organizations that are using Windows, 76% are still using Windows 7 – an operating system that is “so outdated that patches can’t keep it secure”.

Medical professionals are trained to deal with a lot of things but protecting themselves from cyber threats is not normally one of them. As a result, healthcare staff are often unprepared to deal with cyber risks. But with security incidents becoming an increasing everyday reality, all staff need to be trained in order to be able to identify threats such as phishing and social engineering.

Hospitals and other healthcare organizations store a great deal of patient data. This data is a valuable target for cyber attackers due to its monetary value. Hackers can sell the data on the black market or essentially sell hacked patient information back to healthcare organizations by using ransomware to hold the information hostage.

There are a variety of reasons why healthcare systems are often targets of cyber attackers such as outdated technology, untrained staff, and valuable patient information. Being aware of these reasons highlights the importance of healthcare cybersecurity awareness.

Posture provides small and mid-size enterprises with a low-cost solution to improve their organizations’ cybersecurity hygiene. From HIPAA and cybersecurity awareness training, risk assessment, to a marketplace with vetted cost-effective security tools and services.

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  • Hackers are leveling up and catching healthcare off-guard
  • Healthcare Sector Becoming Primary Target for Cyber Attacks
  • Telehealth: Technology meets health care
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