Spectra Networks, Joe Silva A Closer Look at Technical Safeguards for HIPAA Compliance As an IT service company dedicated to assisting small-to-medium-sized businesses with IT solutions, we are often asked about HIPAA rules and how they impact healthcare practices. There are several com... HIPAA IT Consulting Privacy Laws Oct 16, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva The Importance of Acting Quickly when a Breach Occurs How prepared is your business to deal with the aftermath of a data breach? “Sticking your head in the sand” may seem like a tactic you may want to take after client data and your company’s reputation ... Breach Compliance Disaster Recovery IT Consulting Security Oct 9, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Tech Attacks Growing in the Healthcare Community When was your last physical? Chances are that you had some blood work done for routine checks like cholesterol, AC1, CBC, and the lab list could go on and on. If your testing was handled by Quest Diag... Breach Data Loss Encryption HIPAA IT Consulting Security Sep 19, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Going Paperless for Security Is your business paperless? Studies completed in 2017 show that only 25% of organizations run a totally paper-free environment. Surprisingly, even with the introduction of technology where documents c... Data Loss Disaster Recovery IT Consulting Managed Services Privacy Laws Security Sep 12, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Solving the Most Common IT Help Desk Problems Nothing is worse than unplanned downtime at work due to a technical issue. We have all experienced it at some point or other in our careers. Murphy’s Law states that these IT help desk problems will o... Backups Data Loss IT Consulting Managed Services Sep 5, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Case Study on the Quest Diagnostics Data Breach In our last blog, we discussed the common HIPAA violations that occur at a rate of once per day in our country according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . Today, we are delving dee... Breach Case Study Compliance Data Loss Disaster Recovery IT Consulting Aug 29, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Top HIPAA Violations At Spectra Networks, we work with many businesses that need to remain HIPAA compliant, from dental practices to doctors offices. Maintaining HIPAA compliance for our clients is our top priority as we ... Breach Compliance HIPAA IT Consulting Security Aug 15, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Prevent the Most Common IT Issues at Your Company What are the current struggles you and your employees face when it comes to technology? As IT specialists, we have heard it all, from hardware or software issues, to networks lacking security protocol... Compliance Data Loss Firewall IT Consulting Managed Services Security Aug 1, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Simple Ways to Protect Your Privacy Online We often discuss our role in assisting businesses to maintain compliance for privacy rules, specifically companies in the medical and dental field with HIPAA laws. While helping businesses protect cli... HIPAA IT Consulting Online Privacy Jul 31, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Ransomware Attacks on the Rise Imagine you have shown up to work just like every other day. You sit down at your workstation with your coffee and quickly realize that someone has locked and encrypted all the data you have on your c... Breach IT Consulting Managed Services Ransomware Jul 17, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Do you Really Understand Firewalls? What is your company’s first line of defense when it comes to your computers? Your firewall system, of course! How well does your firewall protect your business? If you don’t know the answer you may n... Firewall Security Jul 3, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Problems With Outdated Hardware How old is the hardware in your office? Are we talking ancient, from the Jurassic period, or just a few years past its prime? Is the mindset at your company, “ If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? ” Or po... Disaster Recovery Hardware IT Consulting Managed Services Jun 19, 2019
