Do you know the difference between business continuity and data backup?
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Do you know the difference between business continuity and data backup? Data backup in its most simple terms means you have a copy of your data saved to another device and/or location. This data may or may not be verified (something you don’t want to find out when you actually need it most). Having a data backup doesn’t address the most critical element of business protection – DOWNTIME. Business continuity on the other hand (when done correctly) ensures all of the most critical functions of your business will be available regardless of the nature of your disaster. Most people think of disasters along the lines of Tornados, Floods, Hurricanes and Fires. While these events are devastating, they are also the least likely to happen. There are other events that can have just as mich of an impact on your business that are far more likely to occur ranging from a complete system failure (server crash), theft, system breach and human error (malicious or accidental). A sound Business Continuity plan addresses all these concerns in a proactive manner, is tested regularly to ensure it will work and adapts to changes in the technology or business environments. If you’re unsure of how your Business Continuity plan works (or if you even have one) now is the time to act.
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DNSChanger Malware and Monday July 9th, 2012

By now you probably have seen a news report or two regarding the potential “sleeping malware” that may knock thousands of people off the Internet on Monday July 9th, 2012.  If you haven’t then here are some links with full details with the how and why this event could impact you and your business
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By Eric Rieger, President of WEBIT Services, Inc.
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There’s a big gap between what physicians thought they could do, and what they were eligible to do, to collect meaningful use incentives last year, according to a new study, which appears in the May issue of Health Affairs.
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With the adaptation of Stage 2, companies operating in the electronic medical records will shift their focus from the capture to exchange of health information. One industry insider has recommended 10 things your EMR needs to be truly interoperable.
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Most medical practices that implement Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) see a significant financial return on investment (ROI). Here are five ways that happens: You can see more patients; you'll reduce missed appointments; your claims processing will be more efficient; you'll spend less on hard technology costs; and you'll improve reimbursements. Below we discuss each in more detail.
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Wondering what the most-discussed health care IT topics were in 2011—and what they'll likely be in 2012? ID Experts compiled expert opinions and found them to be much the same: mobile devices, patient privacy rights, and data breaches. Below are several of the items from ID Experts’ top 10 list, and additional items and details are available here.

• Mobile devices could create problems due to data breach risks—because while 81 percent of health care providers use mobile devices to collect, store, and transmit secure information, only 49 percent secure the devices.
• Class-action lawsuits will rise as patients sue health care providers for failing to secure their personal information, creating significant risks and increasing costs for organizations affected by these lawsuits.
• As more health care providers use social media, the exposure of personal information will increase, forcing health care providers to develop social media plans to prevent employees exposing patient information through personal social networking sites.
• Economic realities will force health care providers to outsource many functions including billing to third parties and business associates, and that will create weak links in data privacy and security.
• The use of mobile devices—tablets and smartphones—will continue to grow in the industry, meaning health care providers will need to balance usability with security.

It seems that even the most innocuous machines in the workplace can serve as a security threat to companies. According to this report from CBS News, many office copiers save the images they copy on a dedicated hard disk installed inside them. This means that everything from mundane memos to your most sensitive information such as financial statements and contracts are stored – and could potentially extracted.
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