Paying a ransomware ransom is not a Get Out of Jail Free card as Change Healthcare is slowly learning! The Ransomware that has impacted the customers of the United Health Care subsidiary, Change Healthcare, has lasting impacts beyond just not being able to confirm insurance coverage or delayed filing/reimbursements, which are already pushing many medical practices to their financial limits.
As of this afternoon, March 1, 2024 3pm EST, Change Healthcare announced that their ePrescribing service was operational and at 3:45pm EST they made this update: For clarity, Change Healthcare's Clinical Exchange ePrescribing providers' tools are still not operational.
VF Corporation, parent company to popular brands including, Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Dickies, JanSport and more, reported that their IT systems were impacted on December 15, 2023 and that some personal data was stolen.
Congratulations on making it almost all the way through 2023! Now that holiday shopping is in full swing, we wanted to let you know about a few online shopping trends we've noticed and give a few tips about how to stay safe online while buying gifts for everyone on your list.
In 2022, GOOGLE expanded the ways you can submit removal requests for search results containing personal info. Prior to this change, you had to meet a very high bar to get results with sensitive data wiped. Finding personal details in a Google search, like a home address or phone number, can be scary, but you can take action to protect your privacy.
Do you have Barracuda Email Security Gateway Devices in use to filter your inbound emails for spam, phishing, and malware? Continue reading for an urgent security notice.
Scammers are in rare form these days, especially with arrival of mass news coverage of AI and ChatGPT. In today's blog, Todd answers questions about new scams, what are the biggest threats with AI and ChatGPT. Todd also addresses the question of using AI or ChatGPT for business purposes.
Our CISO, Todd Swartzman, was presenting Steps a Business Can Take to Reduce their Cybersecurity Risks and a question came up. How can I tell if my social security number was stolen and what can I do about it? Todd decided to do some research on the question and here is what he found.
Top recommendations by RealTime CISO to better to prevent future attacks on Microsoft Office 365 by hackers aka bad guys.
Attention children of elderly parents! RealTime Chief Information Security Officer, Todd Swartzman, is taking a hot-button issue of fraud abuse against the elderly. In this article, Todd brings to life the scary truth about what is happening to our parents in their vulnerable stage of life. Todd shares personal examples as well as suggestions for prevention and many resources to help protect your parents and grandparents. Take time to read and share this post to save the most vulnerable population.