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NetTech Consultants Now Offers CMMC Readiness Assessments

By The NetTech Content Team / May 31, 2021
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Any organization wanting to do business with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) must comply with the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model (CMMC). At a minimum, companies must have a Level 1 certification as determined by an accredited third-party assessment organization (C3PAO). For companies wanting to do business with the DoD, NetTech Consultants of Jacksonville, Florida,…

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Disaster Recovery Threats for Jacksonville Businesses

By The NetTech Content Team / April 19, 2021
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As an organization grows past a handful of founders and starts to increase it’s annual revenues, it starts to become a valuable revenue stream worth protecting and a support system for all the people it employs. You can’t just ignore obvious risks anymore. Potential business disruptions evolve with changes in the business landscape. For instance,…

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Sharing Patient Records Between Field Locations Without Compromising Security

By The NetTech Content Team / March 15, 2021
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Maintaining HIPAA compliance is among the most important considerations of a medical business. Whether you are a hospital, clinic, or a secondary business that serves the health industry, we know that patient records security is a top priority. Patient data must be protected in compliance with HIPAA regulations. For a small medical operation with a…

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WFH Security Risks of a Medical Business

By The NetTech Content Team / February 9, 2021
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Before the coronavirus pandemic, working from home (WFH) was considered an unusual but popular employment perk. In the aftermath of the pandemic, working from home has become the norm for anyone whose job can be done from a computer. While the medical industry hasn’t experienced nearly as much disruption as other industries, the pandemic has…

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Healthcare Unscheduled Downtime and Outages Cost

By The NetTech Content Team / January 25, 2021
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For the past thirty or so years, many industries, especially in healthcare, have undergone a digital transformation. Today’s typical healthcare facility runs on a variety of hardware, software, complex networks, and cloud-based systems that are all required to work seamlessly in sync for its day-to-day operations. These operations mostly revolve around record-keeping of patient’s information,…

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Software Upgrade Compliance Should Be Your Top IT Priority

By The NetTech Content Team / December 9, 2020
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In order to do business in today’s economy, companies must meet regulatory upgrade compliance. You need PCI DSSS compliance to handle payments. You need GDPR compliance to have European customers. In the medical field, HIPAA is the leading regulatory order. Every aspect of your business must uphold or fall into compliance, especially your software. Today,…

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6 Techniques to Reduce the Risk of Human Error in Network and Computer Security

By The NetTech Content Team / November 16, 2020
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Maintaining network security and computer security in today’s cyber environment is a big task. Even individuals without a company to worry about must constantly remain on their toes. In the business world, every company that handles data (aka everyone) is a target for today’s hackers. From a handful of credit-card numbers to reams of private…

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How to Automate Permissions Settings to Increase HIPAA Compliance

By The NetTech Content Team / October 28, 2020
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There are two guiding patient-protections in the medical industry: The Hippocratic Oath and HIPAA. The Hippocratic Oath is the basis of all medical integrity and responsibility, while HIPAA is the basis of all patient privacy. The original HIPA bill was signed in 1996, and it has seen many updates since information storage and sharing technology…

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How to Centralize Your Document Repository for More Efficient Remote Work

By The NetTech Content Team / September 24, 2020
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Have you ever considered how your organization shares documents and files? Is it an organized process? Is it optimized so that it works well with a remote team, facilitating operational efficiency? Let’s take a closer look at how you can centralize your document repository in a way that helps your remote team operate more effectively…