It’s 2024 and so there’s no secret that businesses must ensure that their IT infrastructure is not only efficient and reliable but also compliant with industry regulations. For healthcare-related businesses, this includes adhering to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Partnering with a HIPAA-compliant Managed IT Service Provider can offer numerous benefits. Here’s why:
Ensuring Regulatory Compliance
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Data is one of the most valuable assets for businesses. From critical financial records to sensitive customer information, safeguarding your data is crucial. While cloud backup solutions offer convenience and accessibility, having a physical data backup is equally important. Here’s why combining both strategies is essential for comprehensive data protection.
Comprehensive Data Security
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Introduction:
So, you want a custom desktop computer. There is a lot to consider.
The objective for building a custom computer is to select a set of components that when assembled produces a system for your particular use with your personal best tradeoffs among performance, quality, physical size, aesthetics, power consumption, ability to adapt to the future, and of course, cost.
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Introduction:
We have grown very dependent on our technology devices, so it’s natural to want to take them with us when we travel. However, traveling with phones, tablets, or laptop computers exposes them to more threats than normal including liquid and physical damage, theft, loss, and cyber attacks. Planes, cars, trains, and hotels are technology-hostile environments. The following recommendations are gleaned from millions of miles of business and personal travel as well as customer experie...
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Introduction:
If you connect your technology to a network or plug in any type of portable storage device, there are bad guys out there trying to attack you. Without protection, some of those attacks will succeed. You have probably heard of at least some forms of attack: viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, keyloggers, ransomware, adware, and rootkits. The good news is that you don’t need to be a cyber-security expert with detailed knowledge of attacks and protection tools to protect yourself. Ho...
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Malware:
The word “malware” derives from malicious software. Malware is software designed to gain unauthorized access to systems and then do harm. Its purpose might be theft, extortion, damage, or disruption. Malware infects systems either through networks or plug-in storage devices.
You have probably heard of at least some forms of malware: viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, key loggers, ransom ware, adware, and root kits. The only things that you really need to know about them are that th...
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First, the bad news: if your computer has access to the internet, bad guys on the internet could have access to your computer to carry out a cyber attack. Now, the good news: a properly configured, capable firewall will provide an important layer of protection.
What is a firewall?
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Protecting your technology from cyber attacks is very important, but even if you have good antimalware software and properly configured firewalls on your devices, hackers may still attack your devices by phishing. No, that’s not a misspelling.
Phishing is an attack that tries to fool you into giving a hacker with malicious intent access to your technology.
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