Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Helping Employees Identify Cyber Threats Recent cyber security statistics reveal a huge increase in hacked and breached data over the course of 2020. This could be due to technology trends, a side effect of the pandemic, the increased prowes... Breach IT Consulting Managed Cybersecurity Managed Services Phishing Security Mar 3, 2021
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva What We Know & Don’t Know About the Massive Cyber Breach of the US Government In 2020 the United States suffered a cyber breach that resulted in a security failure of enormous proportions. Over the course of the year the level and scope of this breach has been a massive wake-up... Breach IT Consulting Managed Services Security Feb 17, 2021
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Vulnerability: Netlogon Elevation of Privilege In August, Microsoft released a software update to mitigate a critical vulnerability known as Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) in Windows Server operating systems. This vulnerability was given the highest Co... Breach Compliance Managed Cybersecurity Security Sep 23, 2020
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva The Importance of Detecting a Data Breach In our last blog we discussed three of the top causes of data breaches and how to prevent them, both at home and at your place of work. Today we are examining how you can detect a breach so mitigation... Breach Data Loss Disaster Recovery IT Consulting Managed Services Security Feb 19, 2020
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva What is the Most Common Cause of Data Breaches? When we think about data breaches, we often envision a masked man sitting in the dark hacking his way into our personal and business data. We imagine a sinister “Big Brother” of sorts seeking to find ... Breach Data Loss IT Consulting Security Feb 12, 2020
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Rebuilding Trust after a Breach Trust is something that can take years to build and nurture, only to be destroyed by one event. That one event for some businesses is a data breach. Rebuilding trust in a consumer/business relationshi... Breach IT Consulting Managed Services Security Nov 13, 2019
Spectra Networks, Joe Silva Is Online Privacy Dead? Americans value their privacy. Or do they? We lock our doors, close our windows, shut our shades at night, and secure our homes and cars when we aren’t around. However, we also carry cell phones and d... Breach Data Loss IT Consulting Privacy Laws Security Nov 6, 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 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 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