UPDATED NOVEMBER 2026 Turn on multi-factor authentication for email, banking and work accounts. Use passkeys where they are offered. Use a password manager so every account has a unique password. Keep devices updated, and replace ones that no longer get security updates, such as Windows 10 PCs without Extended Security Read more
UPDATED NOVEMBER 2026 Microsoft ended Windows Vista support on April 11, 2017, and Windows 10 support ended on October 14, 2025. Unsupported systems no longer get security patches unless you are enrolled in Extended Security Updates. Imaging workstations, X-ray and lab equipment often run older versions of Windows, and attackers Read more
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule requires that covered entities conduct a risk assessment of their healthcare organization. A risk assessment helps your organization ensure it is compliant with HIPAA’s administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. A risk assessment also helps reveal areas where your organization’s protected Read more
This could happen, as researchers have found thousands of vulnerabilities in Pacemakers that hackers could exploit. Millions of people that rely on pacemakers to keep their hearts beating are at risk of software glitches and hackers, which could eventually take their lives. The small devices have been saving lives for Read more
On Friday, May 12, 2017, the world was alarmed to discover that Cyber Crime had achieved a new record. In a widespread ransomware attack that hit organizations in more than 100 countries within the span of 48 hours, the operators of malware known as WannaCry/WanaCrypt0r 2.0 are believed to have caused the Read more
Credit monitoring agency Equifax revealed shocking news late Thursday: A data breach of the company’s servers from mid-May through July 2017 resulted in the theft of the personal information of up to 143 million U.S. consumers—a huge chunk of the country’s 324 million population. Equifax says the breach leaked highly sensitive information, Read more