Does your IT team track reported security threats, vulnerabilities, and patches as often as weekly? We do. In fact, our primeCLOUD customers receive notifications about the impact each week, along with an explanation of how our team is mitigating risk on their behalf. Review last week's summary to understand the potential impacts and interventions. 

Effective Week Ending October 24, 2021

High Impact

No new impacts since Oct 3, 2021 report.

Medium Impact

No new impacts since September 19, 2021 report.

Low Impact

No Impact

*Prime Care Tech team assessed and determined our clients are not impacted/using product

The constantly increasing demands of securing your data against cyber criminals make it challenging to keep up. If you need help staying on top of your game, get in touch.

Perhaps someone from your organization could also benefit from these security alerts?

Maintaining a strong security posture means being vigilant and aware of threats and vulnerabilities across the vast IT spectrum. An additional security layer to consider is multi-factor authentication (MFA). MFA is also known as two-factor authentication (2FA).

If cyber insurance is in your plans, you should know more and more insurance carriers require organizations to implement MFA before issuing a policy. Depending on the carrier, MFA may be required for web-based mail, system login, or even devices.

What exactly is MFA?

Multi-factor authentication protects against hackers by ensuring digital users are who they say they are. Users must provide two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to verify their identity to access an app or digital resource. There are three main types of MFA:

1. Things only you know (knowledge), such as a password or PIN
2. Things only you have (possession), such as a badge, fob, or smartphone
3. Things only you are (inherence), or biometric details such as fingerprints, retina, or voice

MFA blends at least two separate factors to verify it's actually you requesting access to your data.

Why is MFA important?

It makes stealing information much harder for the average criminal. Because MFA requires one more piece of information, in addition to user ID and password, it's likely hackers will choose someone else to target. It is a simple but powerful way to add an extra protection layer so only authorized users can access your data.

How do I obtain MFA?

Two common and effective MFA options are to install/use a client app on mobile phones or a key fob. Both receive a random number generated at regular intervals, usually 60 seconds, for users to enter along with a user ID and password. Prime Care Tech partners with MFA vendors and would be happy to help you connect.

Conclusion

MFA strengthens your security posture, making hacking into user accounts much more arduous. Even with MFA installed, you should not let your guard down! It takes effort and vigilance on the part of all staff members, particularly when it comes to email phishing attempts. Every organization must build a human firewall to prevent compromises to your data and systems.

Does your IT team track reported security threats, vulnerabilities, and patches as often as weekly? We do. In fact, our primeCLOUD customers receive notifications about the impact each week, along with an explanation of how our team is mitigating risk on their behalf. Review last week's summary to understand the potential impacts and interventions. 

Effective Week Ending October 17, 2021

High Impact

No new impacts since Oct 3, 2021 report.

Medium Impact

No new impacts since September 19, 2021 report.

Low Impact

No Impact

*Prime Care Tech team assessed and determined our clients are not impacted/using product

The constantly increasing demands of securing your data against cyber criminals make it challenging to keep up. If you need help staying on top of your game, get in touch.

Perhaps someone from your organization could also benefit from these security alerts?

Does your IT team track reported security threats, vulnerabilities, and patches as often as weekly? We do. In fact, our primeCLOUD customers receive notifications about the impact each week, along with an explanation of how our team is mitigating risk on their behalf. Review last week's summary to understand the potential impacts and interventions. 

Effective October 10, 2021

High Impact

No new impacts since Oct 3, 2021 report.

Medium Impact

No new impacts since September 19, 2021 report.

Low Impact

No Impact

*Prime Care Tech team assessed and determined our clients are not impacted/using product

The constantly increasing demands of securing your data against cyber criminals make it challenging to keep up. If you need help staying on top of your game, get in touch.

Perhaps someone from your organization could also benefit from these security alerts?

Does your IT team track reported security threats, vulnerabilities, and patches as often as weekly? We do. In fact, our primeCLOUD customers receive notifications about the impact each week, along with an explanation of how our team is mitigating risk on their behalf. Review last week's summary to understand the potential impacts and interventions. 

Effective October 3, 2021

High Impact

Medium Impact

No new impacts since September 19, 2021 report.

Low Impact

No new impacts since September 19, 2021 report.

No Impact

*Prime Care Tech team assessed and determined our clients are not impacted/using product

The constantly increasing demands of securing your data against cyber criminals make it challenging to keep up. If you need help staying on top of your game, get in touch.

Perhaps someone from your organization could also benefit from these security alerts?