Did You Know That There Is More Than One-way Threat Actors Can Access Your Computers?
Socially Engineered Security Risks Series Phishing, Smishing, Vishing and Waling Your pharmacy computer systems contain valuable information that on the dark web can be sold or traded for money, bitcoin or other valuable online commodities such as zero-day exploits. Threat actors (hackers, online criminals etc.) will use any means necessary to access your business. To […]
How Quickly Can Your Personal Information Be Compromised?
Socially Engineered Security Risks Series For the next five weeks, we will move away from endpoint and pharmacy technology security and focus on methods attackers can use to access your pharmacy systems, banking, email, and social media accounts. How Quickly Can Your Personal Information Be Compromised? For this week’s post, our Head of Delivery and […]
Did You Know That Pharmacies Have Cyber Security Legal Obligations?
A Regulated Industry The health care industry is tightly regulated, with national and state legislation mandating and stipulating rules and regulations for many different practice areas. The National Health Act 1953 (Act) is legislation that governs the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and how you dispense and the records you are required to keep. The My […]
Corum Cyber Alert: Apple Emergency Update
Apple Emergency Update Apple has released new security updates to address zero-day vulnerabilities in Apple Macs, iPads and iPhone devices running older OS versions. Zero-days are security flaws that the software vendor is unaware of and hasn’t yet patched. In some cases, this vulnerability may also have publicly available proof-of-concept exploits before a patch arrives […]
Corum Cyber Alert: Google Chrome Emergency Update
Google Chrome Emergency Update Google has released another emergency update for their Chrome browser to patch a vulnerability that threat actors are actively exploiting. This is an emergency update, and Corum recommends that you manually check for an update to your browser. You can check for an update and receive it immediately by going into […]
Did You Know That Your Pharmacy IT Environment and Internet Services Are Your Most Critical Business Assets?
Are you confident that you have strong protections to protect your patient data from a disaster such as fire, theft, or worse, a data breach? Pharmacy technology and connectivity requirements are changing quickly. It will soon be impossible for you to trade, dispense and serve your customers without internet connectivity and available pharmacy systems. The […]
Did You Know That a Business Continuity Plan is Essential For Your Pharmacy?
Every small business should have a plan that prepares for the unexpected. Fires, floods, storms, cyber-attacks, pandemics and other disruptions present significant challenges for businesses and present tests to their resilience. Business continuity planning is essential for growing and sustaining a good business. When thinking about your business continuity, consider that it won’t just be […]
Did You Know That Data Loss Can Disrupt Your Pharmacy’s Operations?
Have you taken the time to think about the importance of technology and data to your pharmacy business? If you run a quick assessment of the two most significant risks to your business, you will find that they are directly related to Data Loss and Data Breaches. You cannot dispense without a computer connected to […]
Did You Know That Implementing Daily Back-Ups Can Protect You From Cyber Threats?
Data security is all about confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Malware and ransomware are significant cyber threats that can knock out all three by thieving, corrupting, and maliciously encrypting your data. Having a backup means you can restore your files if something goes wrong. Backing up your data makes it faster and easier to restore your […]
Did You Know That MFA Can Improve The Security of Your Most Important Accounts?
What is MFA? Multifactor authentication or MFA is a way to improve the security of your most important accounts. It requires you to produce a combination of two or more of the following authentication types before granting access to an account: Something you know (e.g., a PIN, password or passphrase) Something you have (e.g., a […]