The Cryptowall Virus is spreading despite antivirus protections 2014 has become the Year of Ransomware, as the Cryptowall virus alone has already infected over half a million PCs since its introduction onto the scene. In order to protect your own PC, it’s
Don’t Break the Bank for HIPAA Compliant IT Services
By Dan Gospe More and more, IT providers are becoming educated and compliant with HIPAA in order to properly serve medical and dental practices across the US. Data security compliance is a large beast to tackle, and as such, many
Is your Softdent Slow After Upgrading to Windows 7?
Is Your Softdent Slow after Upgrading Your PCs? Many people who have recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7 are experiencing a slowdown, especially when using Softdent or some versions of Dentrix. Windows 7 brought with it many alterations
Data Security – Roadmap to Lockdown
Roadmap to Data Security Compliance By Dan Gospe Many dental practices have been using electronic records long before data security compliance regulations came into effect. Fundamental changes to the way your practice handles data security compliance could be necessary to
Phase 2 of HIPAA Audits Delayed
OCR announces that Phase 2 of randomized HIPAA audits has been delayed As all of our dental offices know, earlier this year the OCR announced Phase 2 of HIPAA Audits for October of 2014. However, due to unexpected hitches in
Common Reasons for Slow PCs, and How To Fix Them
If You Have a Slow PC, Try These Solutions First Nothing provides more frustration than working with a slow PC. Although tempting, a hard-reset should be considered as a last resort, since it can corrupt the operating system or the
Virus Protection – Security Tips and FAQs
It takes more than the best antivirus software to implement full virus protection The most common question I’ve gotten from a client with an infected PC is this: “How did I get a virus, when I have the best virus protection installed
UC Davis HIPAA Breach from Hacked Email
UC Davis Suffers HIPAA Breach After a Physician’s Email Account is Hacked On Sept 25, 2014, the protected health information of over a thousand patients fell into the hands of an offsite hacker. Currently, the UC Davis IT team has
What is the Best Antivirus? BitDefender Scores the Highest on the Test
Test Results are in that Answer the Question: “What is the Best Antivirus Software?” The AV-Test Institute has been conducting antivirus comparisons and reviews for over 15 years. By using their documented method for comparison, the institute gives numeric ranks to
Dentrix G5 Antivirus and Firewall Settings
Dentrix G5 Antivirus and Firewall Settings Dentrix G5 provides many improvements over G4, such as Dentrix Mobile, SQL database management, and overall ease of use. However, their restructured database and increased network activity calls for a complete reconfiguration of your