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Spear phishing is a one-to-few or one-to-one kind of attack. Companies and groups with a public directory or staff listing on their websites have probably encountered one of these in the past. A common spear phishing attack works and looks like this: Let’s assume the email address [email protected] looks valid to you and you recognize … Read more
The days of sending and receiving viruses—literal virus files designed to spread across your computer—aren’t dead, but for most people it’s unlikely. Most built-in systems are very good at detecting threats. But it is still possible. Here are two file attachments. Which one seems okay to you? The one on the right has a period (.) … Read more
If you use Gmail or Google-based email (like Google Apps for Business or Education), you can adjust your email address to anything with a + sign. If your email is [email protected] You can write your address in any format or message as [email protected]. In this example, if you signed up for an account at Lowes … Read more
Truth be told, your grandmother’s strategy of writing down all her different passwords on a post-it note might be a better strategy than having one password you use everywhere. At least grandma had multiple passwords! Password hygiene—the act of doing a little upkeep and keeping things neat and tidy—really only requires the use of a … Read more
When you log on to a public WiFi network, the information between your computer or phone and the network antennas around you is unencrypted. Meaning it’s as freely available in the air to “overhear” as if you were conversing at normal volume to someone a few feet away from you at Starbucks. You wouldn’t loudly … Read more
See first hand how VPC trainers assist large Central Indiana health and fire departments with HazMat training while achieving a 90% pass rate for first-time test takers.
Not long before COVID-19 sent hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers scrambling for staff and supplies, VPC and IFASC embarked on a years-long plan to prepare for such an event. Here’s how it worked.
Now, any organization, not just healthcare groups, considering diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in their teams and leadership can benefit from VPC’s illicit bias training.
The 10 biggest reported healthcare data breaches of 2021 (by the number of individuals affected) were all hacking/IT incidents, and all but one occurred on the organization’s network server. Ransomware continues to be a threat across the healthcare sector, and the trend is likely to continue in 2022.
OSHA safety inspectors are now cross-trained with the EPA and vice-versa. If your organization regularly encounters one or the other, expect more from them.
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