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Cybersecurity Updates

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Cybersecurity Updates Froedtert Health of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, notified 760 patients that their PHI was exposed after being illegally accessed by a former employee. Hendrick Health of Abilene, TX notified 640,436 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack. Salem Clinic of Oregon notified 20,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack hit Metro Presort, which processes the clinic’s mail. The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry January 31st, 2021

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January 31, 2021 MSP. IT & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry February 7th 2021

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February 7th, 2021 MSP. IT & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...
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Cybersecurity Updates

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Wall Street Journal published report called “Hospital Suffer New Wave of Hacking Attempts” Great Plains Health of Nebraska’s Christopher Stroud admitted that up to 70,000 attempts per day from hackers trying to get into the hospital’s network Hackers give interview with Cisco researcher: Identified as “Aleks”, and lives in Siberia, Russia In his early 30s Has university level education Uses Mimikatz and PowerShell as tools Is part of the Lockbit ransomware gang Healthcare is his favorite...
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Cybersecurity Updates

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Cybersecurity Updates With a single update, a popular barcode scanner app on Google Play transformed into malware and was able to hijack up to 10 million devices as reported by Malwarebytes Lavabird Ltd.'s QR code barcode scanner was an Android app that had been available on Google's official app repository for years accounting for over 10 million installs ESET Cybersecurity is reporting that there is a 768% growth in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks over the course of 2020 detected 29...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Cybersecurity The federal government, via Department of Health & Human Services’ Office For Civil Rights, is reminding all healthcare facilities that they have until 3/1/2021 to report any breaches that exposed PHI of fewer than 500 patients. Crowdstrike published report warning the healthcare industry of increased cyberattacks from state sponsored hacking gangs located in: North Korea Vietnam Iran Russia China ZDNet is warning of a sharp rise in hacking attacks aimed at colleges and...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry March 7th, 2021

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March 7th, 2021 MSP. IT & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by There are two IT FREE leads including in this weeks notes! Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the...
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Cybersecurity Update

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IBM published results of new research on the average total cost of a breach by vertical market: $7.13 million = healthcare $6.39 million = energy $5.85 million = finance $5.06 million = pharma $5.04 million = tech $3.9 million = education Average amount of days before breach is discovered: 329 days = healthcare 324 days = government 283 days = education Security Week magazine reports on ransomware: Ransomware gangs earned at least $350 million in 2020 311% increase YoY $154,000.00 = average...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry March 14th, 2021

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There are two IT FREE leads including in this weeks notes! Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry March 22nd, 2021

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There are two IT FREE leads including in this weeks notes! Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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FBI published results of research: Total losses from internet crime exceeded $4.2 billion in 2020 In 2019, losses were only $3.5 billion FBI published warning to school systems in the U.S., that they are being targeted by PYSA ransomware, aka Mespinoza. Jean Francois Eap, CEO of Sky Global, was indicted for allegedly participating in a hacking and illegal narcotic distribution ring Sky Global is a provider of custom handsets and a subscription-based end-to- end encrypted messaging app Check...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry March 29th 2021

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There are two IT FREE leads including in this weeks notes! Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the...
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Cybersecurity Update

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Spectra Logic of Boulder, CO notified an unknown number of customers that their info may have been exposed after ransomware attack. - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Charles Hilton & Associates Law Firm have been sued related to a breach that exposed the PHI of 36,000 patients. - Proofpoint published report on Insider Caused Breaches: o $3.86 million is average total cost of an insider caused data breach o 30% of breaches a involve internal threat actoss  62% =...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry April 19th, 2021

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Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and nationwide resources to get the...
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Cybersecurity Updates

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Cybersecurity Updates Mandiant Security Software published results of 2020 breaches 25% increase in ransomware attacks 78% of ransomware attacks had dwell time of 30 days or less 1% had dwell time of 700 days or more 59% were detected internally Tenable Research published report More than 18,000 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) were reported in 2020, up 6% (this includes Ripple20 and others than impact some brands of printers and MFPs) 46% of breaches in healthcare were from...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry April 26th, 2021

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MSP, MSSP, and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise,...
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Cybersecurity Update

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HIPAA & Cybersecurity Updates - In an internal memo, the US Department of Justice outlined the creation of a new initiative to "pursue and disrupt" ransomware operations. include the takedown of command-and-control (C2) servers used to manage ransomware campaigns legal seizure of "ill-gotten gains" generated by such schemes. The American College of Emergency Physicians, headquartered in Irving, TX notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI may have been exposed after...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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The average ransom payment to ransomware operators is now $220,298, up 43% YoY, according to Coveware Security Reverb Inc. headquartered in Chicago, IL, notified an unknown number of users for its musical instrument marketplace website that their info may have been exposed during recent data breach. Sapphire Community Health of Hamilton, MT notified 4,000 patients that their PHI was stolen during recent ransomware attack. Centennial School District of Portland, Oregon notified 6,100 students...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry May 10th, 2021

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MSP, MSSP, and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by May 10th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Colonial Pipeline Company, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, was hit by ransomware and forced to shut down its fuel pipeline operation that spans 5,500 miles from Houston, TX to Linden, NJ. This may cause a further spike in gasoline cost. Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentenced Edward Tolliver of New Orleans, LA to 124 months in federal prison for making and selling fake credit cards using stolen identities he acquired from Dark Web sites. SmileDirectClub, headquartered in Nashville, TN,...
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Cybersecurity News

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Colonial Pipeline, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia suffered possible the most publicized ransomware attack in history: Pipeline was shutdown, causing gas prices to soar and gas stations to run out of gas in AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX and VA Company admitted it paid the hackers $5 million to get password to de-encrypt the network The DarkSide hacking group in Russia was responsible Brownsville Community Health Center of Brownsville, TX notified an...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry May 10th, 2021

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MSP, MSSP, and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by May 10th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry May 22nd, 2021

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Sponsored by May 22nd, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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Cybersecurity Updates

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Cybersecurity Updates The federal Office for Civil Rights reports that it is aware of 34.4 million patient records that have been breaches in the past 12 months. The FBI announced that it has received more than 1 million cybercrime complaints over the past 14 months. Ascension Standish Hospital of Michigan notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed during a recent breach. Ascension St. Joseph Hospital of Tawas City, Michigan notified an unknown number of patients that...
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Cybersecurity Updates

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Cybersecurity Updates Bose Corp. of Framingham, Massachusetts, notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed after ransomware attack. $1.37 billion of transactions for stolen information were made in 2020 using the Russian dark web Hydra marketplace, according to Flashpoint Security. Trinity Health System of Logan, West Virginia notified “thousands” of patients that their PHI was exposed after security breach. Clover Park School District of Washington notified an...
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Cybersecurity Updates

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Cybersecurity Updates CVS Health, headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, may have inadvertently exposed over a billion PHI, impacting an unknown number of patients. Apparently left a online database on Internet without password protection exposing 204GB of medical data OSF HealthCare, headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI apparently has been posted on Dark Web after being hit by the Xing ransomware hacking group. Coastal Family Health...
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Cybersecurity Updates

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Cybersecurity Updates Kaseya Software, headquartered in Ireland, with US headquarters in Miami, Florida, notified 1,500 companies that use its software, and it was attacked by ransomware o a result of an attack on its remote device management software o the REvil hacking group in Russia is asking for $70 million in ransom in exchange for a universal decryption tool Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions notified 1.2 million patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Deep Dive published results of healthcare survey: 75% of hospitals, doctors and health systems are unprepared for cyberattacks that could compromise PHI of 500 patients or more 96% = believe hackers are trouncing security measures in place $134 billion will be spent on cybersecurity solutions in the U.S. healthcare industry over next 5 years $18 billion to be spent in 2021 82% do not believe that money is being spent effectively Funds destined for cybersecurity are routinely spent after the...
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Cybersecurity Updates

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Cybersecurity Updates Jefferson Health of Philadelphia, PA notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack. Hawaii Independent Physicians Association of Honolulu notified 18,770 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. Multiplan Insurance of New York City, NY notified 214,956 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. PeopleGIS, headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, notified 100 US cities, who are...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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IBM reports on average cost of a data breach by Vertical Market: $9.23 million = Healthcare $5.72 million = Finance $5.04 million = Pharma $4.88 million = Tech $3.79 million = Education $4.24 million = Manufacturing Average cost for a malicious insider caused breach = $4.61 million Average time to identify and contain a data breach = 287 days Coveware reports on ransomware: Average ransom payment is now $137,000 REvil is most common ransomware Number of attacks that included a threat to leak...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Microsoft is warning of a new hacking technique where email phishing attacks have Morse code dashes and dots embedded in MS Excel files, to bypass email filter systems and launch attack. Intsights Cybersecurity published a report: 37% of those surveyed who are victims of ransomware are located in the U.S. $9640 is average price to buy a stolen network access from the Dark Web Most common features offered for sale by hackers are RDP and VPN credentials Hacker named “hardknocklife” is selling...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Total Testing Solutions, a COVID-19 testing organization headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, notified 60,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after it was inadvertently made available on a publicly assessable website. Willdan Group Inc., headquartered in Anaheim, CA, notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed after a ransomware attack. Rockwood School District of Eureka, Missouri, notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after a ransomware...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Cybersecurity Denton County of Texas notified 1,286,106 patients that their PHI may have been exposed after it was inadvertently exposed online from a COVID-19 database. The FBI published a warning to businesses in the U.S. of an expected increase in ransomware attacks during upcoming holiday season. Beaumont Health of Michigan notified 1,500 patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber security incident. Tech Republic magazine reports that “Cybercriminals are holding schools ransom for...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes

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Sponsored by August 22nd, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Central Texas Medical Specialists, aka Austin Cancer Centers, notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack. The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack. Simon Eye, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. The City of Mount Vernon in New York notified an...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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The VA Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was apparently sitting on 10 pallets in the basement, have finally been scanned into the EHR. Robert Lizaragga of Oregon pleaded guilty illegally using the identity of a child who died 30 years ago, after stealing the PHI. The Port of Houston, TX announced it had successfully defended itself from a ransomware attack, which could have disrupted their operations. UC San Diego Health of California...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for October 4th, 2021

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Sponsored by September 29th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications,...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for October 24th 2021

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Sponsored by October 24th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for November 1st 2021

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Sponsored by November 1st, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Deloitte published results of survey: 98% of C-suite executives have come across at least one cybersecurity event during last year 86% have noticed uptick in attacks 14% have no incident response plan 40% of healthcare organizations have not yet implemented an incident response plan 27% are most worried about actions of “well-meaning” employees who inadvertently allow hackers in 41% have implemented solutions to monitor staff use of network The federal Dept. of Health & Human Services...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for November 8th 2021

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Sponsored by November 8th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for November 29th 2021

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Sponsored by November 29th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications,...
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Healthcare struggles to get rid of fax

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Healthcare struggles to get rid of fax Research published by Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare Only 21% of the 182 million “prior authorization (PA) contracts” were fully electronic in 2020 (A prior authorization or pre-authorization, is a requirement from patient’s health insurance company that their doctor obtain an approval from their plan before it will cover the costs of a specific medicine, medical device or procedure) Physicians burn 16 hours per week on prior authorization...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for December 13th 2021

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Sponsored by December 13th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications,...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Cybersecurity Updates Positive Technologies published research that 93% of penetration tested computer networks are vulnerable to some type of security breach. 71% of the cases, an attacker could affect businesses in a way deemed “unacceptable” Fort Smith Health Centre of Fort Smith, Canada notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after paper medical records were discovered spread across the floor in a staff washroom. SonicWall notified an unknown number of customers...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for January 10th 2022

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Sponsored by January 10th, 2022 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Cybersecurity Updates Kyoto University of Japan lost 77 terabytes of critical research data after a flawed update was sent out by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. 67% of respondents to survey claim that they have experienced at least one ransomware attack in last 12 months Morgan Stanley Corp. agreed to pay $60 million to settle lawsuit regarding breach that happened in 2016. CyberEdge Group publishes survey on what CIOs plan to buy in 2022 for endpoint security: o 22.2% = antimalware o 30.4% =...
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Cybersecurity Updates Anne Arundel Medical Center/Luminis Health of Maryland notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. South Georgia Medical Center of Valdosta, Georgia announced that a former employee was arrested for stealing PHI that affected an unknown number of patients. The International Committee of the Red Cross, headquartered in Switzerland, notified an unknown number of donors that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
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Cybersecurity Notes

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Cybersecurity Spokane Health District of Washington notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. Welfare, Pension, and Annuity Funds of Local No. ONE I.A.T.S.E. of New York notified 20,579 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. Loyola University Medical Center of Illinois notified 16,934 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital of Massachusetts notified...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for Febraury 14th 2022

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Sponsored by February 14th, 2022 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications,...
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