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Website Security Matters
Let’s just start by saying, there is a lot of information in Why Does Website Security Matter - Ep 342 of the Help Me With HIPAA podcast! The HIPAA Say WHATTTTTT? portion alone has so many moving parts, you will need to listen to it with a pen in hand. Did you know...
PriSec, what the heck is that?
Even if you are an occasional listener to the Help Me With HIPAA podcast, I am sure you have heard Donna and or David talk about how HIPAA is the floor when it comes to privacy and security protections. That’s right. Even if you are doing HIPAA to the T, you are only...
Who Wouldn’t Look for HoneyPots?!
Donna and David are supposed to be talking about privacy and security in the Help Me With HIPAA podcasts so, why the heck are they talking about honeypots? Once they are done being silly, Donna and David discuss in Honeypots Get Quick Attention - Ep 340 how honeypots...
Securing your Social Media
In the Help Me With HIPAA podcast, 5 Steps For Securing Your Social Media - Ep 339, Donna and David explore why it is smart to secure your social media accounts. You might ask yourself what is the big deal? What is the worst that could happen? Well, someone might get...
Who Would Not Want to Leave a Good Legacy?
In The Help Me With HIPAA podcast Secure Your Legacy - Ep 331, David reveals that he is old. Yep, our David is a Grandpa!!! No matter how old you are when you become a Grand-something, you usually feel older than everybody around you once you become a Grand....
Taking the Team Approach
Who is on your team when it comes to privacy and security in your company? Anyone who touches a connected device, says Donna. And she is correct. Listen to Taking the Team Approach to Privacy and Security - Ep. 333 to hear about a very insightful report released by...
KARDON is Under Attack
WOW, this topic is so huge it took not one, but two episodes of The Help Me With HIPAA podcast to explain the carnage. Actually, the plot started right after Donna and David recorded Ep. 320, Social Engineering Tricks with William Price. Donna and David thought it...
IT vs Cybersecurity
In The Help Me With HIPAA podcast IT and CyberSecurity are Not The Same (Ep 325), Donna has left David to do the podcast alone! No, she is not crazy. Gary Salman the CEO of Black Talon Security came by to babysit David and they had a great discussion on the wonderful...
Week 4 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cybersecurity First!
Well, it is hard to believe that CyberSecurity Awareness Month 2021 is coming to a close. Try to write down some key takeaways from this month’s campaign. For example, think back to week one, Be Cyber Smart. There really are several ideas that you should already be...
Week 3 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Explore. Experience. Share.
What do you want to be when you grow up? Have you asked your children this question? Is it early in your career or are you thinking that you might want to do something different? Have you ever thought about a career in Cybersecurity? You may just think a career in...
Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Fight the Phish
October 11th begins Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and this week’s focus is Fight the Phish. Phishing is one of the top, if not the number 1 method, of social engineering attacks used against your staff to trick them into giving up their access information or...
Week 1 of CyberSecurity Awareness Month: Be Cyber Smart!
October 4th begins Week 1 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and this week’s focus is Be Cyber Smart. To do so, start with a few basic cyber hygiene steps. Here are a few quick tips to get you started. Enable Multi-factor authentication (MFA). This adds another layer...
No Better Time to Get Started
Privacy and security programs require persistent care and monitoring. There will never be a better time to get started.