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2025 IT Challenges Businesses May Encounter (and How to Efficiently Solve Them)
Learn how small businesses can tackle critical IT challenges in 2025, from cybersecurity threats to remote work infrastructure and budget constraints.
Ensuring Portland HIPAA Compliance: Law Firm Checklist
Learn essential Portland HIPAA compliance requirements for law firms, including privacy rules, security measures, and best practices for protecting PHI.
Ensuring San Jose Business Compliance with PCI DSS
Explore strategies to ensure San Jose business compliance with PCI DSS. Learn how to protect sensitive data and implement San Jose cybersecurity measures.
Why Legal Practices Need San Jose IT Support & Managed Services
Learn how San Jose IT support & managed IT enhances your law firm with fast support, cybersecurity, compliance solutions & optimized legal workflows.
The Carruth Data Breach: What Oregon School Employees Need to Know
Overview Welcome to our comprehensive analysis of the Carruth Compliance Consulting data breach, which significantly impacted many Oregon school employees. In this post, we’ll explore what occurred, its implications for you, and essential next steps to safeguard your personal information. Whether you’re a current or former school employee, this guide...
New Year, New IT: Why Your Business Needs Managed IT in 2025
As businesses enter 2025, the importance of Managed IT services is becoming increasingly clear. These services offer a strategic approach to managing technology, freeing up organizations to concentrate on what they do best. This shift in perspective sees technology not just as a tool, but as a fundamental element for...
PowerSchool Data Breach: Protecting Your Child’s Identity and Your School
Introduction and Overview The PowerSchool data breach exposed the sensitive personal information of millions of students and educators, including Social Security numbers, medical records, and academic data. This post explains how to protect your child’s identity, what actions schools should take to improve security, and how Heroic Technologies can assist....
Portland’s Silicon Forest in 2025: Innovation, Collaboration, and Sustainable Growth
In 2025, Portland’s Silicon Forest—encompassing the broader Portland Metro Area—remains a leading center of technological innovation, collaboration, and sustainability. Driven by major investments in semiconductor technology, emerging AI and blockchain solutions, and a supportive network of incubators and organizations, Silicon Forest showcases how diverse stakeholders can work together to develop...
The Rising Threat of Cyber Attacks: A Modern Challenge
Cyber threats have transformed significantly over the years, progressing from basic spyware in the early 2000s to today’s sophisticated attacks that leverage advanced techniques like ransomware and phishing. In the mid-2000s, attacks grew more targeted, with organized crime and even state-sponsored actors using methods such as Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)...
Building an Effective Incident Response Plan: Protecting Data & Staying Compliant
In today’s digital age, healthcare organizations must have a robust incident response plan to protect sensitive patient data and ensure regulatory compliance. This guide outlines essential steps for creating a plan that enables healthcare providers to respond swiftly to cyber incidents. By following these steps, you’ll be better equipped to...
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