The Tek Blog

Articles for business leaders covering topics such as technology, cybersecurity, and compliance.

Compliance (2)

data breach

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5 Ways to Keep Your Dental Practice Safe from a Data Breach

According to IBM’s 2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report, the healthcare industry suffered the highest average cost of a data breach for the 11th year in...

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SOC 2

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Why SOC 2 Certification is Valuable

Let’s face it, our world is filled with regularly occurring data breaches and cybersecurity events. Organizations need assurances that the companies...

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cyber resilience

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Uptime Podcast with Teknologize: Cyber Resilience

Cyber Resilience. Can companies like Vestas, which had a ransomware attack on November 19th, rebound from a cyberattack? Watch Now!

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cyber insurance

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Understanding Cyber Insurance

The threat of a cyber-attack is too high, and the consequences can be devastating. At this point, it's important for all businesses to have cyber...

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cyber insurance

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The Future of Cyber Insurance

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) saw a 69% increase in the number of cybercrime reports it received in 2020 compared to 2019. On...

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cyber insurance

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Why Cyber Insurance is Critical

The cyber insurance market is getting stricter and for many organizations, it’s getting more challenging and expensive to secure coverage.

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threat hunting

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Threat Hunting. Who is Hiding in Your Network?

Who is hiding in your network?

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endpoint security

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Endpoint Security vs. Antivirus Software

Hackers initiate 2,244 attacks per day. Every link clicked, email opened, app downloaded, and network joined is an opportunity for hackers to...

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information technology

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Cybersecurity is not Information Technology (IT)

Your cybersecurity has to win every time, but the attacker only needs to win once.

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security configurations

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Must Have Microsoft 365 Security Configurations

1 in 4 businesses reported ransomware attacks on cloud data.

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IoT

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IoT Medical Device Security

Forbes estimates 646 million IoT devices were used in hospitals, clinics, and medical offices in 2020. The Internet of Things has transformed the way...

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hack

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Hacked Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack Forces Shutdown

The shutdown has caused panic in many southeastern states.

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cybersecurity

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5 Cybersecurity Questions to Ask Your IT Company

60 percent of small businesses that are victims of a cyber-attack go out of business within six months.

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HIPAA

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HIPAA Breach Notification Rule

642 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported in 2020, according to HIPAA Journal. That equates to 1.76 data breaches reported...

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wind farm

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Teknologize and Uptime Podcast on IT and Cybersecurity for Wind Farms

Interesting conversation around the IT and Cybersecurity demands of the modern wind farm and the critical technology running behind the scenes....

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Data Breach

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Data Breach Notifications Laws for Oregon State

What does Oregon law require you to do, and who are you required to notify? What happens if you don’t notify anyone?

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Data Breach Notification

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Data Breach Notifications Laws for Washington State

New data breach protections give Washington one of the most robust data breach notification policies in the country.

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