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A Phoenix Rises: The Story of Atlanta’s Transformation from a Ransomware Firestorm
CIO of the City of Atlanta, Gary Brantley, shares how we transformed the city's IT after a ransomware attack.
February 27, 2020
With more than 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Ellen leads the Americas System Engineering team for Forescout Technologies. Together, Ellen and her team are responsible for designing customized security solutions for Commercial and Public Sector customers. Prior to joining Forescout, Ellen was a network architect and security advisor with iPass, UUNet and WorldCom. Ellen earned a Bachelor of Arts in computer science from Rollins College and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
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Windows 7 end-of-life is here. How much should you worry?
Twitter: @LNSundra Every few years, Microsoft causes some panic across industry sectors by announcing the end-of-life of one of its older Windows operating systems. Well, today is the “end of life” for Windows 7, meaning…
January 14, 2020
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How to Stay Protected Against BlueKeep and DejaBlue?
BlueKeep is still one of the most daunting threats to our systems out there. The vulnerability is still a potential security challenge despite multiple patches released by Microsoft and third parties. Additionally, while fixing the…
September 6, 2019
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Tackling Threats and Protecting Patient Safety: Tips from a Healthcare Security Guru
Healthcare IT and HTM security tips from the CISO and Chief Privacy Officer of University of Chicago Medicine on the importance of visibility, Windows patching, and segmentation.
July 25, 2019
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Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Your Guide to Expertise from over 150 Health IT Professionals
Ransomware. Cyber-vulnerable medical devices. E-mail phishing attacks. Insider threats. Theft of equipment and data. These five topics are a perpetual nuisance to any healthcare IT cybersecurity professional. Not surprisingly, these troublesome topics are the focus…
April 17, 2019
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Crucial HIPAA Cybersecurity Practices – Learn More at HIMSS19
According the HIPAA Journal's Analysis of 2018 Healthcare Data Breaches, this past year had the highest number of healthcare breaches 1. Based on their analysis, “2018 was the worst year in terms of the number…
February 6, 2019
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RX for Healthcare Compliance and Network Segmentation: Forescout CounterACT
Twitter: @LNSundra Twenty-five offices and clinics at different locations. Thirteen thousand employees. Thirty thousand endpoints. All connecting to the network at any given time. That’s the lay of the land at central Florida’s largest medical center…
March 28, 2018
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HIMSS18: IoT Steals the Show. Security, Asset Management and Consolidation Challenges Keep It Real
Twitter: @LNSundra Energy and passion ran high at the HIMSS18 Conference, with nearly 40,000 attendees turning out for this global event, which showcased the best and the brightest in the world of healthcare. The main theme…
March 14, 2018
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Need a Strategy for Compliance and Asset Management at Your Healthcare Facility? Start with Visibility.
Twitter: @LNSundra As a security and risk professional in healthcare, there’s one thing you can always count on – change is constant. Innovative ways of delivering quality care are dramatically transforming the digital landscape in this…
February 20, 2018
