Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare: Security Tips to Secure Your Organization’s Data
By Puja Mahendru The outbreak of COVID-19 has put cyberattacks on healthcare providers into hyperdrive. Factors contributing to such attacks include, but aren’t limited to: Ryuk ransomware, in particular, has seen a resurgence recently. Sophos recently identified a new spam campaign linked to the Ryuk actors, and our Managed Threat Response team assisted an organization in mitigating a Ryuk […]
8 tips to tighten up your work from home network
Earlier this week, we published an article headlined “If you connect it, protect it.” The TL; DR version of that article is, of course, exactly the same as the headline: if you connect it, protect it. Every time you hook up a poorly-protected device to your network, you run the risk that cybercriminals will find […]
Every Business is a Technology Business
The Technological Revolutions Alaska Air’s CIO, Varesh Sita, was quoted, “Alaska views itself as a tech company with wings.” Why did Ron van Kemenade, CIO of ING Bank state, “IT has become the beating heart of the bank?” An executive leader, Heather Mickman, at Target said, “we are a technology company.” Wait, I am confused […]
Business Continuity vs. Risky Business in 2020
Business Continuity vs. Risky Business in 2020 Copyright AKAVEIL Technologies LLC all rights reserved Written by D. Gowen Business Continuity and IT Services When the unexpected happens business functionality may cease and all parties involved will feel the pain, but most especially customers. Regardless of the type or size of business, what would happen “if” systems, applications, databases, records, staff, facilities, and products are not available? Has this been […]