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##  [IT Security For Healthcare Practices Is Critical During COVID-19](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/it-security-for-healthcare-practices-is-critical-during-covid-19)

  Tuesday, 12 May 2020

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 [ ![Few organizations are as critical as those in the healthcare industry, especially now, and the industry is currently under an unprecedented amount of stress. Cybercriminals are aware of this and unfortunately, healthcare providers store and manage the type of data cybercriminals consider to be of great value: patient data. The coronavirus crisis provides hackers the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and attack your systems.   The last thing anyone needs right now is for any healthcare f](https://referral.datalyst.net/images/easyblog_articles/372/b2ap3_large_313360502_medical_hipaa_technology_400.jpeg) ](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/it-security-for-healthcare-practices-is-critical-during-covid-19 "Few organizations are as critical as those in the healthcare industry, especially now, and the industry is currently under an unprecedented amount of stress. Cybercriminals are aware of this and unfortunately, healthcare providers store and manage the type of data cybercriminals consider to be of great value: patient data. The coronavirus crisis provides hackers the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and attack your systems.   The last thing anyone needs right now is for any healthcare f")

Few organizations are as critical as those in the healthcare industry, especially now, and the industry is currently under an unprecedented amount of stress. Cybercriminals are aware of this and unfortunately, healthcare providers store and manage the type of data cybercriminals consider to be of great value: *patient data*. The coronavirus crisis provides hackers the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and attack your systems.

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##  [Why Managed Service Providers are Your Best IT Support Option](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/why-managed-service-providers-are-your-best-it-support-option)

  Monday, 11 May 2020

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Managed services have quickly become the most reasonable option for businesses of any size to use, and based on what we’ve seen recently, will soon be the only real option for most operations. However, when considering the managed service option, you need to make sure you find a provider with the following capabilities and service offerings:

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##  [For Many Businesses, Working From Home Might Stick](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/for-many-businesses-working-from-home-might-stick)

  Friday, 08 May 2020

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Skipping the commute, wearing comfortable pants, and foregoing everyday office distractions has become the new norm during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s very likely that the businesses that do well with a remote workforce might continue to keep operating that way even after we’re all able to see each other again.

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##  [Don’t Get Phished Out of Your Stimulus Payment](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/don-t-get-phished-out-of-your-stimulus-payment)

  Wednesday, 06 May 2020

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Wherever there is money, there are scammers. So it may not be a big surprise that scammers are out en masse trying to get between you and your federally mandated stimulus money. It’s bad enough that we’ve already seen a couple of phishing scams using the COVID-19 pandemic that are designed to help hackers get into accounts they have no business in, now that these scammers know that people are getting cash, the scams are kicked up a notch.

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##  [Efficient IT Goes a Long Way](https://referral.datalyst.net/blog/efficient-it-goes-a-long-way)

  Monday, 04 May 2020

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With the COVID-19 pandemic causing businesses to rethink their operational strategies, many businesses have had to make a quick digital transformation. Many businesses have accomplished this before the stay-at-home orders, but with employees working from home, we thought this was the perfect time to take a look at four tools businesses can use to improve their work-from-home strategies.

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