Understanding HIPAA: What’s Protected?
While many small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the healthcare sector are concerned with caring for patients and servicing their needs, they also need to think about protecting their data. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a broad-reaching regulation designed to protect healthcare data and ensure patient [...]
4 Ways to Get Your Employees to Care About Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is an issue many business owners try to put off for as long as possible. The subject matter is complex, and in their eyes, they’d rather focus on what generates revenue. But if they fail to protect their systems and networks adequately, cybercriminals are more likely to exploit vulnerabilities [...]
HIPAA’s Security Rule: What SMBs Should Know
Any SMB that works with healthcare clients — or is one themselves — has likely run into the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. HIPAA is a federal statute that is designed to protect healthcare data and ensure privacy for patients. It applies to health plans, health care [...]
Why SMBs Should Go Virtual with the CISO Role
Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) may not be the most famous people in the technology world. Most likely, you cannot name the CISO of Facebook, Microsoft, Google, or any other tech company, for that matter. However, these executives are among the most important people at their companies. They may not [...]
5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your IT Support
When it comes to technology and IT, you don’t have to be alone. Many SMBs are now turning to companies like managed service providers (MSPs) to take over many critical IT functions and support their technology needs. Depending on the industry, there are a wide variety of technology needs. For [...]
COVID-19 Uncovers New Cyber Threats for Businesses, According to New Report
It turns out the rapid transition to remote work wasn’t the only significant effect on businesses over the past year. As many companies rapidly shifted overnight to working from home, they also opened themselves to new cybersecurity threats that may have impacts for many years to come. Nearly half of [...]
Work from Home…AND the Office
A few weeks ago, the New York City government announced that it is ending full-time remote work for up to 80,000 city employees starting on May 3. Beyond signaling a massive shift in NYC’s fight against COVID-19, this move is also meant to signal the private sector that companies should [...]
Top Cybersecurity Trends for 2021
Between a pandemic, political strife, and massive cybersecurity breaches in both the private and public sector, 2021 is shaping up to be just as eventful as 2020. At Infoaxis we are always looking for the next trends in information technology and cybersecurity. This is why we’ve decided now would be [...]
Educating Your Employees About Cybersecurity in 2021
When it comes to cybersecurity, humans are often the weakest link. According to one study, approximately 90 percent or more of all cyber incidents can be attributed to human error or behavior. These errors can take many forms, including accidentally clicking on a phishing link, leaving a laptop unattended in [...]
Assess Business Risk with Our Discovery Assessment
Envision a hacker has entered your network and has gotten a hold of your data, company secrets, and clients’ personal information—but you have no clue this has taken place. Has the fear set in yet? Going back ten years, the likelihood of a data breach was slim, but today, breaches [...]