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Keeping Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Electronic Health Records (EHR) Safe

February 26, 2020

The vast majority of dental and medical practices have switched from paper records to electronic medical records in an effort to provide better patient care and modernize offices and treatment methods.  In transferring records from paper to digital format, these electronic medical records are covered under the HIPAA law, which requires that your healthcare provider…

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computer data breach

What is the Most Common Cause of Data Breaches?

February 12, 2020

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 our credit card numbers, social security info, and password credentials.  While there is definitely someone with malicious intent at…

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letters, email

Stop The Spam!

January 22, 2020

How often do you get unwanted email or spam? Spam accounts for 14.5 billion messages globally per day. In other words, spam makes up 45% of all emails! If you are finding that your inbox is getting clogged with these unsolicited emails, it may be time to take action.  What is Spam?  The most prevalent…

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Keeping Your Email Secure

January 15, 2020

Why would a hacker want to get into my email? We hear this question quite often from businesses that see hundreds of emails a day from clients, vendors, and internally, from employees. The answer is fairly simple. Hackers have some excellent reasons to want to infiltrate your email. First, depending upon the nature of your…

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