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Where Do Healthcare Breaches Come From?

While we have seen an increase in healthcare data breaches stemming from vendor vulnerabilities, there can be a variety of sources.

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Recent breaches have demonstrated various sources of data breaches.

One source is from vendors and vendor tools.

We have seen a large uptick in vendor cyber attacks, as cybercriminals have found it easier to hack vendors than the healthcare entities directly. Many vendors have less security measures in place

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Are You Prepared for Russian Ransomware?

Recently, a health network in Pennsylvania was hacked by a Russian ransomware gang called BlackCat.

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BlackCat attacked a physician practice in Pennsylvania, but did not disrupt healthcare operations.

A ransomware payment was demanded, but refused by the healthcare system.

Sensitive information was accessed and the health system revealed the attack itself.

Is your practice prepared for a potential attack?

Does your staff know how to respond to a demand for

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FedEx Freight announces additional furloughs

FedEx Freight will furlough additional workers, the company confirmed Friday, a continuation of several months of cost-cutting measures by the logistics giant.

“In response to business conditions continuing to impact volumes, FedEx Freight is enacting another temporary furlough in some US markets to align our workforce with operational requirements,” the company said.

Some employees will be offered the opportunity to transfer to other markets and the furloughed employees will maintain health benefits and be provided other financial incentives, the company said. While the company did not say how many will be furloughed, it said the furlough period was “just under

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A shortage of pilots is making travel chaos in Canada even worse

From pandemic-related travel restrictions to extreme weather events, Canada’s travel industry has navigated an unprecedented amount of uncertainty of late. And now, just as demand for travel has returned to its 2019 level, airlines are navigating their next patch of turbulence: a lack of qualified pilots.

According to Transport Canada, in a typical pre-pandemic year, roughly 1,100 pilot licenses were issued. When complemented by foreign-trained pilots, that was generally more than enough to satisfy the needs of carriers as large as WestJet and Air Canada, all the way down to regional, charter and cargo airlines.

But as demand for flying

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Sheetz’s ‘smile policy’ for convenience store workers may not have teeth

Sheetz, the Pennsylvania-born convenience store chain, is reviewing an employee rule known as the “smile policy” after business news site Insider made inquiries about it.

The policy states that “applicants with obvious missing, broken, or badly discolored teeth (unrelated to a disability) are not qualified for employment with Sheetz.”

Sheetz spokesperson Nick Ruffner, reached for comment Wednesday, acknowledged the policy and said it “will continue to be under review.”

“Throughout our history to date we have embraced an appearance policy, because we know how important a smile is to the customer experience when serving hospitality. However, we are always reviewing

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Apple hikes Canadian prices for its Music and TV services

Apple Inc. says it’s raising the cost of its Apple Music and Apple TV Plus services in Canada.

The technology giant confirmed that prices for both services are going up in the range of $1 to $4 per month, depending on the services and the size of the package.

Apple Music’s base price for a single listener account will rise $1 to $10.99 per month, while access to the Apple TV Plus video streaming platform will jump $3 to $8.99 per month.

This is the first time Apple has hiked prices for its streaming services in Canada.

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Musk posts video of himself strolling into Twitter HQ – Business News

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Elon Musk posted video Wednesday showing him strolling into Twitter headquarters ahead of a Friday deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company.

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Competitors Bureau has ‘considerations’ with WestJet’s plan to take over Sunwing

The federal Competitors Bureau has raised important considerations about WestJet Airways Ltd.’s proposed acquisition of Sunwing Holidays and Sunwing Airways, saying the deal will doubtless end in greater costs and decreased service for Canadians.

In a report delivered to Canada’s transport minister on Wednesday, the regulator mentioned eliminating the rivalry between the 2 corporations is more likely to end in a considerable lessening or prevention of competitors within the sale of trip packages to Canadians.

“The proposed transaction will end in certainly one of Canada’s largest built-in tour operators being acquired by certainly one of its major rivals within the

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