Tag Archives: information security

HIPAA Business Associates Security Requirements

By Angie Singer Keating | May 16, 2013

Can your company afford to lose up to $1.5 million a year? That’s what a company can potentially be fined by the government for violating HIPAA Business Associates security requirements. That’s a big dent in your wallet. So, how do you know if you could be affected, and if so, what can you do about [...]

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Reclamere’s Cyber Security Expertise on FoxNews.com

By Jason High | February 26, 2013

Recently our CEO, Angie Singer Keating, was tapped by Foxnews.com to give some perspective on cyber security as it relates to small businesses from the perspective of a practitioner. “They are the perfect target,” she said. “If you have your business accounts tied in to an online bank account, I can get the routing numbers [...]

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This Valentine’s Day Share the Love, Not Your Information

By Angie Singer Keating | February 14, 2013

Posted by the Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign Like most holidays, Valentine’s Day has extended to the web. With the click of a button, you can deliver flowers and candy, make reservations at a romantic restaurant, or search for that special someone through an online dating service. The Internet today has become an invaluable resource in both our [...]

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Protecting Yourself from Smartphone Cyber Attacks

By Allison Finley | February 12, 2013

It seems like every other month you hear another horror story about how someone’s personal information was stolen from a personal device. Cybercriminals have been relying on your unprotected devices as their source of income, and experts are predicting still another significant rise in the number of cyber attacks this year. Think about everything we [...]

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Make BYOD Security a Top Priority

By Angie Singer Keating | February 7, 2013

As an increasing number of businesses continue to hop aboard the “bring your own device” (BYOD) bandwagon, many struggle with ensuring that sensitive data is kept out of the hands of unauthorized users. BYOD has been a boon for mobile business users since it allows greater accessibility away from the office while allowing them to carry [...]

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A Forgotten Risk in Moving to the Cloud

By Angie Singer Keating | January 31, 2013

No matter your view on “The Cloud”, it is undeniable that the march towards it has accelerated. This is a horrific idea to some – they want to walk into a data center, owned by their company, managed by their staff, and be able to hug those servers any time they want. The thought of [...]

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Secure Sockets Layer…Insecure?

By Jason High | May 8, 2012

Many of us have become familiar with the idea of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), even if you’re not aware of the fact that it’s called SSL. This is the protocol that encrypts much of your communication on the Internet, denoted with an “https” at the beginning of the URL as opposed to the standard “http.” [...]

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Why You Need a 21st Century Incident Response Plan

By Joseph Harford | April 19, 2012

I have been asked by the PA Chamber to co-present at The 2012 Annual Information Security Conference on the need for a 21st Century Incident Response Plan. Although it is an interesting topic to me, why should a possible participant care about attending? We all know that data breaches are bad for business. It is [...]

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CBS 60 Minutes: Cyber weapons creating physical destruction

By Jason High | March 5, 2012

CBS’ 60 Minutes last night highlighted Stuxnet as the first instance of a cyber weapon being used to create physical damage. For years, those of us that know something about cyber security have been warning that this day is coming – but few outside the information security world recognized the significance of the Stuxnet worm. [...]

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