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While researchers examined the pandemic in relation to how companies managed to keep afloat in such an unprecedented situation, auditors assessed the increased data vulnerability, lack of data compliance, and costs incurred by such events. As businesses were forced to adapt new styles of working and adapt technologies, they struggled to meet security compliance standards like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and lagged in responding to data breaches. An IBM report stated that data…

The Center for Internet Security’s Critical Security Controls has become an industry standard set of controls for securing the enterprise. Now on version 8, the original 20 controls are down to 18 with several sub controls added. The first six basic controls can prevent 85 percent of the most common cyber attacks, and even though the controls have been developed with traditional data centers and process in mind, there is no reason they can’t be…

We all love to spend time surfing the web — whether we’re shopping, paying bills, or reacting to funny memes. The internet has also allowed many of us to keep working from home even during the pandemic.   The internet is great, but the best way to keep enjoying it is to know where and how bad actors can pop up in our computer systems.  One way is through the use of ransomware, which is a…

Serving in a board advisory role is an increasingly important experience along the career trajectory of the modern CIO. It can expand your exposure to different businesses and a diverse set of leaders and give you an opportunity to expand your critical-thinking skills. “The personal and professional networking from joining a board is tremendous. It allows you to get your name out there and be associated with other organizations outside of the company you work…

When Kevin Rhode took the role of CIO of Arizona-based District Medical Group (DMG) in May 2020, he faced his share of challenges. Not only was it the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the nonprofit integrated medical group practice had just purchased five primary care clinics that had to be integrated into the existing organization. DMG consists of a 450-bed acute care hospital, three inpatient behavioral health centers, an outpatient specialty center, 11 family…

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An Oregon-based medical device manufacturer has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement related to serious healthcare fraud allegations. Berlin-headquartered Biotronik, which produces technologies for patients suffering from cardiovascular and endovascular diseases, will pay $12.95m to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The Department of Justice (DoJ) alleged that the firm paid certain physicians to use its pacemakers, defibrillators and other cardiac devices, resulting in false claims being made to the state-run Medicare and…

One of the world’s busiest ports has seen an extraordinary increase in cyber-attacks since the start of the pandemic, according to a new report. Gene Seroka, executive director at the Port of Los Angeles, told the BBC World Service over the weekend that the facility is being bombarded with around 40 million attacks each month. “Our intelligence shows the threats are coming from Russia and parts of Europe. We have to stay steps ahead of…

Construction logistics have traditionally been complicated, intensive, and error-prone and, until recently, there was little indication that this was going to change. Ordering can be maddening, delivery points are often overloaded, and larger construction companies average 150,000 receipts annually. Processing those receipts has long been a challenge in itself.  Many older systems required each delivery receipt to be entered manually, adding time but no value. Over the years, construction companies and suppliers attempted to solve…