The number of American healthcare data breaches almost doubled in 2016, averaging more than one data breach per day in 2016 for a total of 450, up from the 253 breaches that took place in 2015. (1) The 2016 Data Breach Incident Report describes healthcare as one of the most affected industries by cybersecurity threats, both […]
The first computer virus was created in the early 1970s and was detected on ARPANET, the predecessor to the internet. In 1988 the first computer worm was distributed, gaining mass mainstream media attention. A quarter of a century later and viruses have evolved to become a pandemic. Viruses have proliferated quickly and malware has become […]
6 Common VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) Mistakes Mistake 1: Not Involving Users From the outset of a VDI or RDSH project, end-user involvement is essential to help your project team understand how workers perform their day-to-day jobs. With an RDSH deployment, for example, you’re serving up apps instead of full desktops, so you have […]
The 5 Best Network Security Tools Threats are constantly evolving and, just like everything else, tend to follow certain trends. Whenever a new type of threat is especially successful or profitable, many others of the same type will inevitably follow. The best defenses need to mirror those trends so users get the most robust protection […]
Top 5 Data Loss Causes and Preventions Business owners and CTOs are often worried about data loss. Most of these fears are not unfounded as proven by the WannaCry ransomware attack on May 12, 2017 that affected over 230,000 mainframes across 150 countries. Below is a list of how programs fail and how organizations […]
The Cloud and the Need to Monitor User Activity With the advent of server virtualization and cloud technology, there has been a need to monitor user activity.
User Monitoring in Financial Services – Why Financial Services Require User Activity Monitoring Software – SOX Compliance & Beyond Financial Services companies operate in a difficult environment. Many of their applications are absolutely vital to the proper workings of the global economy. They are one of the most heavily regulated industries in the world, and […]
