NEWS FROM THE EDGE

Tech Tips and Advice from the Experts at Dynamic Edge

it-process-mappingAre you ever struggling to figure out why something in your business isn’t quite working right?

Is it taking longer to get work done than you’d like? Is your team frustrated that efforts of improvement aren’t working the way anyone had hoped?

Most businesses face necessary process changes over the course of time because environments change. Customer demand changes. Vendors change their products and services. Team members change. There are too many unpredicted events that could have serious implications on your ability to produce high value products.

Too often, businesses produce work product without even considering their processes. Many core and critical processes go undefined, which leads to an accumulation of waste and diminished value from a customer perspective.
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holiday-cybercrimeDecember is prime season for giving. All the holiday shopping for those special people in and out of the workplace. All of the charities that could really benefit from your end of year donation.

But what many overlook when the holidays come around is the fact that scams actually increase during the month of December. Cybercriminals exploit your excitement for holiday festivities and charitable spirits, leading to upticks in personal identity theft and business data breaches.

Today, I want to walk through some of the scams that we’ve seen popping up this year. For a refresher on what scams tend to look like, see our previous discussion of how to avoid scams.
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Credit Union Cybersecurity Webinar

Keeping security at the end of the year will help your credit union pass your NCUA Examination and keep your users safe in 2018! Come visit our FREE credit union cybersecurity webinar that happens NEXT week!

practical-safetyWhy does computer security have to be so technical?

The problem I find with most cybersecurity talks is that the experts have little ability (or desire) to speak in plain English to folks that really need commonsense and practical explanations of security and why they should be worried about cybersecurity in their business.

That’s where practical computer security comes in!

What exactly is practical security?

Most IT Support companies (and internal IT Security officers) tend to make IT support work harder and make usability more complicated when adding layers of security. At its core, what most businesses need to stay competitive, compliant and secure is practical security.
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As 2017 is rapidly closing, one this is certain— the healthcare industry remains one of the easy targets for hackers. As many Americans start thinking about their health plans for next year, and as doctors start taking on new clients for the new year, I thought it appropriate to review why as a healthcare business or as a patient, you should be concerned about healthcare IT Security.

Healthcare is plagued with a growing abundance of sensitive information compared to other industries, with little or no infrastructure or policy improvements to keep data safe while enabling users to get their jobs done easier.
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We Get HIPAA. Our semi-annual HIPAA audits will provide you with a compliance road map and all important compliance documentation. We GUARANTEE our work. We eliminate fear and uncertainty.

Having worked with dozens of healthcare institutions—clinics, offices and health data management companies— in our 18 year tenure supporting businesses, we have mastered IT Support processes tailored to keeping your business HIPAA compliant without costing you an arm and a leg:
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