HIPAA compliant e-faxing
Our favorite electronic faxing provider eFax has a HIPAA compliant option that we wanted to bring to your attention. If you are sending faxes electronically you need to consider HIPAA compliance. For more information, visit: http://enterprise.efax.com/online-fax-services/regulatory-compliance . CRC is happy to help walk you through this process. Email help@crctechs.com for questions
read moreDon’t become a victim of spear phishing
Don’t become a victim of spear phishing (USA Today) We have all heard about the sophisticated malware responsible for the wave of data breaches that began last year with Target and recently included Home Depot and JPMorgan Chase, but the question that many people fail to ask is how did the malware necessary to perpetrate these major data breaches get downloaded into the seemingly secure computers of major companies and government agencies? The answer in almost every instance is the same. It is done through a technique called phishing. Phishing occurs when someone receives an e-mail...
read moreTurning USB peripherals into Bad USB device
No effective defenses from USB attacks are known. Malware scanners cannot access the firmware running on USB devices. USB firewalls that block certain device classes do not (yet) exist. And behavioral detection is difficult, since a BadUSB device’s behavior when it changes its persona looks as though a user has simply plugged in a new device. To make matters worse, cleanup after an incident is hard: Simply reinstalling the operating system – the standard response to otherwise ineradicable malware – does not address Bad USB infections at their root. The USB thumb drive, from which the...
read moreYour medical record is worth more to hackers than your credit card
By Caroline Humer and Jim Finkle Reuters NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – Your medical information is worth 10 times more than your credit card number on the black market. Last month, the FBI warned healthcare providers to guard against cyber attacks after one of the largest U.S. hospital operators, Community Health Systems Inc, said Chinese hackers had broken into its computer network and stolen the personal information of 4.5 million patients. Security experts say cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the $3 trillion U.S. healthcare industry, which has many companies still reliant on...
read moreCRC Technologies announces partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Jules Johnston, AuthAir, Inc. (203) 361-9031, jjohnston@authair.com James Cosgrove, Computer Resources Corporation (CRC) Technologies (206) 441-5042, james@crctechs.com Computer Resources Corporation (CRC) Technologies announces partnership With HIPAA security weapon AuthAir Inc. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Puget Sound-based CRC, a trusted provider of IT products and services to dental and medical clients Washington state wide, is pleased to confirm it will now offer a practical, actionable solution in the face of growing pressure for practices to comply with...
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