Ransomware is a worst nightmare situation. One minute you feel secure and confident in all your cyber security efforts and then the next, hackers have locked you out of the most important documents pertaining to your business. They hold these…
Cyber security was all the buzz in 2016, so we sat down with our Information Security Administrator, Bill Wolkey, to see what all the chatter was about. The skinny of our conversation: it’s not going anywhere. In fact, we’re going…
Is your organization still managing statement processing, billing services and other customer communications in house? Kaye-Smith is an industry leader in executing legal, financial and compliance driven document communications across many business types. Outsourcing this daunting and resource-heavy task to…
Unlike other computer crimes, a ransomware attack doesn’t steal data, but locks individuals or companies out of computer files or their entire computer systems with a demand for payment for an encryption key to unlock the information. Often the demands…
Even with the most sophisticated firewalls and anti-virus software in place, there is a common form of cyber crime that can find its way around all hardware and software barriers. It doesn’t rely on technology but rather on the vulnerability…
While cloud computing is the talk in many industries, warehouse management software (WMS) is slow to adopt cloud-based hosting, according to a report by Logistics Management. Experts estimate fewer than 10 percent of the WMS market uses the cloud, compared with about 45 percent of the customer relationship management (CRM) market.
In-house operations and smaller sized print and mail service providers seem to be trying to ignore the risks associated with privacy breaches and document security. Discussing the data security of their document operation does not seem to be a hot issue for them. This is somewhat baffling because in-house and smaller shops are some of the most vulnerable organizations. Repairing the damage caused by a security incident can be devastating.
During the Global Policy Forum that took place on June 11, Melissa Hathaway delivered a presentation about vulnerabilities a global digital marketplace introduces. As a former Director of the Joint Interagency Cyber Task force, Hathaway has a long career of analyzing and protecting digital infrastructures. In addition to her current role as president of her own consulting firm, Hathaway Global Strategies LLC, she is also the senior advisor on Project MINERVA at the Harvard Kennedy School; and advisor to the technology giant, Cisco.
Technology is constantly changing. In terms of statement processing, the improvements are a welcome reprieve from worrying about data security to manually preparing and mailing statements. Electronic statements can streamline billing processes for greater efficiency, cost savings and greater customer…
Attacks against medical devices and critical health care systems are no longer theoretical. A surprising 94% of healthcare organizations admit that they have experienced cyber attacks. From a study conducted by the SANS Institute, it is clear that the healthcare…