Mercy Health Email Security Breach Exposes Medicare Beneficiaries

Working with contractors and third parties is often a requirement in today’s digital ecosystem. However, those partnerships can create vulnerabilities that organizations need to address before allowing third parties to access their data. Therefore, robust cybersecurity protocols should be a prerequisite for any business relationship that includes that exchange of sensitive personal information.

The biggest threats to business continuity

Many internal and external factors can lead to the disruption of business operations. Let’s take a look at the top threats on the minds of business leaders in 2019.

Cyberattacks and data breaches (Cost to companies in 2018: $144 million)
According to the 2019 BCI Horizon Scan Report, a document accomplished by the Business Continuity Institute in partnership with the British Standards Institution detailing the results of their global survey regarding business continuity trends, cyberattacks cost businesses $144 million in 2018.

While this threat category ranked fourth last year, it rose to first place this year due to how even Google and Facebook fell victim to cyberattacks in 2018.

IT and telecom outage (Cost to companies in 2018: $307 million)
Downtime caused by internet connection issues is a major concern for businesses because it cuts off revenues from online sales, makes remote workers unproductive, and halts cloud-based business processes.

Is virtualization right for your company?

Virtualization has become a popular solution for many businesses to back up servers, upgrade hardware, or move to the cloud. Deploying virtualized systems has proven cost-effective and efficient for many companies, but is it right for your organization? Here are some factors you ought to consider.

4 Free Google apps you need on your device

Did you know that Google offers more than just Gmail, Maps, and YouTube? A quick browse through Google Play will introduce you to a host of apps that can make your life easier. Window shopping at the Google store, however, means an inundation of productivity-destroying entertainment apps, and you probably have no time to sift through them all.

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