Passwords For Primary Protection Are No Longer Valid. Now What?

If you tend to use the same, or similar, passwords for more than one site, or if a password is your only tool for credentials and authentication, you could be putting your organization – and yourself – at risk for identity theft and/or a security breach.

How Phishers Are Using Encrypted Sites to Scam You

Just when you thought cyber criminals couldn’t get smarter, along comes a new scamming technique. Previously used for safeguarding browsing activity, encryption tools are now used by hackers in carrying out phishing scams. 

4 Cyber Security Predictions for 2018

If 2017 has shown us anything, it’s that even major organizations can come to a grinding halt due to cyber security attacks. This message probably won’t come as a surprise to many businesses.  After all, several big-name brands have suffered embarrassing data breaches in recent years, causing significant financial and reputational damage. What makes this […]

3 Simple Steps to Make Sure Your Law Firm is HIPAA-Compliant

If any of your clients are involved with health care, you know how highly regulated the field is.  You may think you are complying with all the regulations and have lock-tight security measures in place at your law firm.  But you could be wrong. Thirty-two percent of breaches in recent years were caused by IT […]

Tips to Maintain ePHI Security on Mobile Devices

More organizations are utilizing smart phones, laptops and tablets for daily operations but failing to include these devices in a company-wide risk analysis could lead to mobile device security issues. Entities need to maintain ePHI security and understanding the potential risks associated with mobile devices is a key part of that, which the OCR stressed […]

5 Deadly Mistakes You Are Making With IT Security

In the world of IT security, hackers are always busy circumventing various cyber defenses and security companies are always found racing to react to these emerging cyber threats.  This is just simply part of today’s business world but there are steps you can take to help keep your company data safer and knowing which mistakes […]

7 Reasons Why You Need an IT Team to Crush Your Competition

Delegating responsibilities can be a challenge for today’s business owner but an IT team is a needed asset for small businesses.

BIS CEO Earns the Certified Information Systems Security Professional Designation (CISSP)

BUSINESS INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC. FOUNDER AND CEO PHILLIP LONG EARNS THE CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROFESSIONAL (CISSP) DESIGNATION ROBERTSDALE, Alabama (DATE TBD) – Phillip Long, founder and CEO of and owner of Business Information Solutions, Inc., recently completed cyber security training to become a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Long is among a small, […]

June Newsletter: Why Goal Setting Doesn’t Work

Goal Setting: Why It Doesn’t Work | June Newsletter Goal setting doesn’t always work. It can be a positive, but for many people it is a negative. When we aren’t able to successfully obtain our goals, we can be too hard on ourselves.. When set goals do not work for us, we can get discouraged. […]

May Newsletter: 9-Step Checklist for Data Security

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