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3 Important Rules to Follow for Public Cloud Security and Compliance
When using a public cloud host, you want to make sure your business remains compliant with rules and regulations applicable to your industry, while also keeping your data secure. To ensure the compliance and security, there are a few rules your SMB needs to
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In wake of recent ransomware attacks, importance of HIPAA compliance is vital to providers and business associates
In the wake of two recent global ransomware attacks, Airway Oxygen Inc., a privately held Michigan-based medical equipment provider reported that the mid-April ransomware attack had more than 500,000 patient records compromised. In what is believed to be one of the most severe ransomware
Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) model makes leasing computer equipment easier than purchasing
Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) is a procurement model that is similar to leasing or licensing. It refers to managed services where computer network equipment is leased through a provider. In other words, users lease provider’s tech assets rather than purchase them. In the HaaS model, hardware
Verizon.net Shutting Down Email – Avoid Direct Migration to Gmail
Over the last couple of months, Verizon.net has been notifying their customers that they are shutting down their email service, impacting millions of customers. Notices issued in recent days indicate a shutdown date of June 24, 2017. Verizon is encouraging Verizon.net users to migrate
Alarming Pop-ups: how to handle a browser hijacking
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Is your computer safe from WannaCry Ransomware? 9 tips to apply now.
As WannaCry Ransomware – a computer virus, malicious piece of software that restricts access to user files on a computer and displays demands for ransom payments to unlock access or restore files – claimed over 200,000 victims in 150 countries over this weekend, authorities
Mana Health Chooses powersolution.com for IT Managed Services
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Press Release: powersolution.com has relocated in Bergen County
Midland Park, NJ. May 1, 2017 powersolution.com is proud to announce a company relocation to a new location. May 1st has officially marked first day in the new facility. After 21 years in Ho-Ho-Kus, powersolution.com have moved to a much needed and nicer office
It’s 10 PM. Do You Know Where Your Laptops Are?
This obviously isn’t an original expression. It originates from the question, “It’s 10 PM. Do you know where your children are?” This ominous question dates back to 1967 when it was presented on television just prior to the local news. At that time, new
Actionable Guide to Email Security for Small Business
Whether you like it or not, email is commonplace in the business world. With the ubiquity of emails comes a hoard of attacks to gain access to confidential information. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, cyber-attacks on organizations with 250 or
Why does tech support ask you to restart your computer when troubleshooting?
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Your Netgear Router May Be Open To Hack Risk
There are a lot of totally different ways in which cyber attackers can get to their victims however Netgear may be making it even simpler for them. For over a year now (from August 2016 and January 2017 and forward) there were some vulnerabilities
Yahoo comes clean about a giant breach (AGAIN!) – another 1 billion records compromised
Not too long ago we posted “One of the largest cybersecurity breaches EVER you did NOT know about [Yahoo]” blog, and now it happens again – and this time it’s twice as big, and it goes further back. The Yahoo corporate office disclosed information
10 Safeguards to Ensure Physical security of your IT devices
One of the biggest threats to your data is the popular advance of Bring You Own Device (BYOD) policies and mobile workers. According to Gartner is expected that half of all businesses will have a strong need for a BYOD policy this coming year.
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You’re a hardworking team player who likes to check e-mail and get a few things done after hours – all good! But here’s something you might not know: you should never access company data, file servers, or applications through personal devices and home PCs
Small business network security: 10 Steps small business must take for cybersecurity
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5S Method to Improve Productivity with Effective Computer Network
As the next generation is being inspired for greatness, we celebrate the importance of manufacturing to the community and the economy of our great nation. National Manufacturing Day is a U.S. salute to modern manufacturing. Did you know that one of the best approaches
Laptop Battery Care Tips from the Pros
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Spammers Don’t Want You To Know How To Permanently Block Their Malicious emails!
SPAM emails are not just a nuisance. In addition to being annoying and time-consuming unwanted email is also becoming more dangerous to the security of your computer, your personal privacy, and the integrity of your sensitive data. Millions of computer users are being neglected,
What should Small Businesses in New Jersey know about Computer Recycling
“E-cycling” or “e-waste” is an initiative by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which refers to donations, reuse, shredding and a common assortment of previously used business and household electronics. Generically, this terminology refers to the methods of gathering, brokering, disassembling, repairing, and
Here is how antivirus can protect computer network in 7 ways
The term Antivirus refers to the common means of fighting computer malware. While hackers have become very much skilled and prolific in their spread of malware, conventional antivirus is being augmented with more advanced techniques and features. Antivirus software has become one component of
Top 10 Concerns about Managed Services Models – [Answered]
1I don’t think my business needs Managed Services, we have a computer guy Some businesses often choose to rely upon an internal employee whose primary job description is related to the core business, but she or he is “into computers”; or one of the
What makes Managed Services different from “traditional tech support”?
To make a comparison analogy, imagine a bank building a great structure, installing bulletproof safes, watching the assets 24-7, employing security specialists and security guards, and protecting bank customers and their valuables… rather than just calling the police after they get robbed! In a
2015 demonstrated how vulnerable organizations are to hacking – [Charts]
As most of you know, the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, 45 CFR §§ 164.400-414, requires HIPAA covered entities and their business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information. Similar rules apply to vendors of personal health records and their
Law Firm’s 11.5 Million Internal Documents Were Hacked and Shared
As reported by USA Today, The Panama law firm Mossack Foneska is at the center of the biggest data leak in history had connections to dozens of firms and individuals on sanctions blacklists by the United States and international organizations. The firm said it “never
HIPAA Safe Harbor for Computer Systems
Imagine you walk back to your car and see glass all over the pavement. You quickly open the trunk to discover your laptop bag with a laptop inside has been stolen. Then reality hits, the laptop that you had contained the records of an
HIPAA Breaches and Penalties Proliferate in New Jersey
As a provider of IT managed services to medical practices and other small and medium businesses predominantly in New Jersey, we continue to see numerous examples HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) violations that are risking medical practice profitability and viability. We encounter
$750,000 HIPAA settlement emphasizes the importance of risk analysis
In September of 2015 Cancer Care Group, P.C, a radiation oncology private physician practice, with 13 radiation oncologists serving hospitals and clinics throughout Indiana, agreed to pay a $750,000 penalty corresponding to a breach in 2012. In conjunction to the monetary fine, Cancer Care
