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Will a Cyber Grinch Steal Your Christmas?

Online scams increase by as much as 307% during the holiday season. For Black Friday emails alone, it is estimated that 56% are scams. Canadian cybersecurity education leader, and myla Training Co. founder Anne Genge says: “these days we need to treat every email as if it’s evil until proven otherwise. Holiday times are hectic and cyber-criminals have perfected the ‘art of the scam’. Anne Genge Dental Privacy & Cybersecurity Advisor/Speaker/Educator The truth is that cyber-criminals could care less that it’s a holiday – they see it as an opportunity.  Here are some tips that can help you make it through the holidays …

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Clicked a bad link? Effects may be experienced months later.

I help dental practices understand how to protect their patient data from hackers, ransomware, data theft, and other nasty cyber threats. One of the common things I hear following a cyber-attack is that often people know that they have clicked on an attachment or link that they shouldn’t, but because something didn’t happen right away, they didn’t think anything of it. Nothing happening is exactly what the cybercriminal wants you to think. This is how they gain access to lurk around inside your systems and networks for days, weeks, or even months. Let’s look at recent ransomware attacks by cybergangs …

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Backup Fail Puts Doctor Out Of Business – Lessons Learned From The Wood Ranch Medical Breach

The attack on Wood Ranch Medical occurred in August of 2019, and resulted in data being damaged so gravely that recovery became impossible,

Information affected included information such as names, dates of birth, insurance information, and health data. However, there is no indication cybercriminals were specifically going after personal data, just looking for payment in order to release the information back to the practice.

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Ransomware: Patient’s Being Extorted – What You Can Learn From The Vastaamo Breach

As a healthcare provider, you store a lot of personal information about your patients. Most offices, when they welcome a new patient, require a variety of intake forms which generally include health histories, as well as previous diagnoses, treatments, and medications. As a health care provider, you need to ensure this information is carefully protected, as leaks can result in everything from embarrassment to identity theft for affected patients, as well as fines, reprimands, and reputational damage for your practice. Taking measures, such as having a security assessment done on your IT Systems is a great first step to finding …

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Is Insider Threat a Problem For Your Dental Practice?

Mary is an office manager for a dental practice. One day she opened an attachment in an email called “lab invoice”. This unleashed months of devastating stress, downtime, financial loss and decreased patient confidence. Today’s ransomware can both steal and delete your data. Cybercriminals know how to trick you and your team, and they’re getting even better at it during the pandemic. Dental data breaches are happening every day and it’s hard for dentists and their teams to keep up. Social engineering is a tactic used by online scammers to trick people into giving over their credentials, personal or business …