The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that establishes standards for safeguarding sensitive patient health information. This legislation does not apply to veterinary practices in...
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For nearly two decades, a loosely-affiliated group international network of activists and hacktivists has operated in the shadows under the name “anonymous”, making headlines for their high-profile attacks on governments,...
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Cybersecurity threats continue to pose a major challenge for veterinary practices, with data showing a 28 percent increase in the third quarter of 2022 year-over-year. Unfortunately, despite the threats that...
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Throughout the year, Ransomware attacks, including those targeting high-profile organizations and critical infrastructure, have taken a back seat in our newsfeed, which has been dominated by the gloom of ongoing...
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In 2014, security researchers identified the Emotet banking trojan designed to penetrate into its victim’s computer systems and steal sensitive and private information. The malware was the first of its...
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Data breaches have become common in the past few years, resulting in billions of stolen records. Unfortunately, in most of these data breaches, media coverage focuses on how the data...
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Last week, Microsoft confirmed that information related to thousands of its customers was exposed due to a Microsoft server misconfiguration that granted unauthorized access to some business transaction data corresponding...
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A supply chain attack, also known as a value-chain or third-party attack, involves the infiltration of computer systems through outside parties, service providers, or applications with access to the systems...
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The Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) cyberattack is one of the least talked about methods of cyberattack. However, following the news that Lazurus, North Korea’s elite state-sponsored hacking group,...
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Hello Clint, Just this last week we were in a meeting with a new hospital and the practice manager had asked me how long have I been in veterinary medicine....
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