Data Security Dangers in the Cloud Everything is safer in the cloud … or is it? Organizations have migrated massive amounts of corporate data to cloud environments in the past year, and they show no signs of stopping. After all, cloud computing enhances collaboration, efficiency, and...
Based on the industry they operate in, businesses must comply with industry standards, laws, rules and regulations set by regulatory bodies and government agencies. Failing to do so can subject a business to hefty penalties, loss of reputation, expensive lawsuits and even worse, closure of...
In an earlier blog, we outlined some of the most common HIPAA violations that befall covered entities and business associates. Now we’ve got some tips for MSPs to help their clients avoid those HIPAA violations and costly fines and maintain continual compliance. Set Up Multi-Factor...
In a recent survey conducted by RapidFire Tools, many MSPs think that internal vulnerability scans are unnecessary for most of their clients. Others acknowledge the necessity, but clients don’t want to pay for them, and the scans are too costly for the MSP to absorb....
Cybercrime is at an all-time high. One of the easiest ways for cybercriminals to gain access to an organization’s devices is through open ports. System administrators and security professionals run port scans as part of vulnerability scans to identify such open ports and avoid any...
Most of us are glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror, but what does 2021 hold? What cybersecurity issues are keeping IT leaders awake at night in this new year? Let’s see what insiders and security professionals have to say: Top Four Cybersecurity Concerns for...
Guest blog by Mike Semel, president of Semel Consulting A new federal law plans to reward HIPAA covered entities and business associates for implementing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). The law provides ‘safe harbor’ from HIPAA data breach penalties and allows...
For the final installment in our Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) blog series, we have the Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M). In previous blogs, we mentioned that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Interim Rule for CMMC requires all contractors and subcontractors to conduct a specific...
According to a recent study, half of the 81% of organizations that moved to cloud services are Microsoft 365 users, rendering the suite the most used cloud service by user count.1 MSPs can capitalize on the Microsoft cloud’s vast usage, because where there are software...
We first introduced MSPs to the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) with an informative overview of the new security mandate. Then we took a closer peek into its Interim Rule and scoring methodology. Next up in our CMMC blog series, we get more...