ransomware threats in healthcare

How Ransomware Affects the Healthcare Industry

It’s not just your healthcare information they want; it’s your personal data that’s the target. The number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare industry in 2020 soared, with no less than 91 U.S. healthcare organizations suffering the ill effects — 50 percent more than the previous year. Between 1989 when the first known ransomware attack[…]

cybersecurity

What is Cybersecurity and Who Needs It?

Cyber threats are increasing each day in different shapes and sizes. Being unprepared is a risk that few, if any, can afford. If you stop to consider the fact that practically every aspect of our lives are available on the internet, from social media to digital hospital records to online banking and trading, the question[…]

IT Security

How Cloud-Computing Helps IT Security Amidst Never-Ending Changes.

In today’s IT environment, change is unavoidable. Keeping your business secure is the challenge. Given the unanticipated situations of this past year, companies in most industries are undergoing some level of change. IT security and cybersecurity overall are major areas of discussion going forward. How can companies’ security teams, development, and operations all collaborate around[…]

cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: Today’s Constant Struggle to Keep Data Secure.

It’s the single most important thing you can do for your organization — now, not later. The recent breach of many government sites is a direct and shocking example of how important cybersecurity and ongoing cyber hygiene are for businesses and consumers. Sadly, maintaining an ever-watchful eye on cybersecurity at the level required to prevent[…]

keeping remote workers secure

How to Ensure the Security of Employees Who Work Remotely

Because the global pandemic has created such a sizeable increase in employees working remotely from home, organizations are stepping up measures to ensure security and effective virtual collaboration. The computer/information systems industry currently ranks second in industries embracing remote work. Even before COVID-19, remote working was fast becoming a popular alternative. Since early 2020, the[…]

cybersecurity

Why Do Many Companies Have Problems with Cybersecurity?

Robust cybersecurity is the surest way forward if you want to avoid the hazards of cybercrime. All too often the headlines tell the story of another company hit by the inadequacies of their cybersecurity. The average time to detect a breach is 197 days, and the average time to address a cyberthreat is 69 days.[…]

cybersecurity solutions

MSP Cybersecurity: Play the Game Offensively, Not Defensively.

Tackle the security risks before they take down your business and your customers. MSPs have an exceptionally tough time battling cybercrime. They must keep their own business safe while also ensuring failsafe security for their clients. And let’s not forgot the obstacles that COVID-19 has caused; working-at-home being one of them. The pandemic has created[…]

security and working remotely

Office Chats and Business Communication: Are They Secure While Working from Home?

More predominant than ever, remote working due to COVID-19 presents security challenges for all businesses which cannot be ignored. With the incursion of COVID-19 into our lives and work, many businesses continue to be faced with assessing and prioritizing employee safety while maintaining business operations. And even though some businesses are opening back up, even[…]

working remotely

Staying Secure and Productive While Working Remotely

Just about everyone is working remotely from home during the coronavirus crisis and it’s important to understand both the value and the risks of doing so. In the last 10 years, there has been a rising popularity of remote work and companies seeking remote employees, but with the current global pandemic created by COVID-19, working[…]

best employee gift

VAZATA’s Proven Resources are a Gift Any Tech Team Would Love

Reward the people who do the work each day to make your company thrive and grow. and you’ll experience the long-lasting value of happier employees. What better way to say “Thank you, we appreciate your hard work” than to give your staff a holiday gift that will keep on giving all year long and beyond? […]