Health care information has a much longer shelf-life than other targets like credit cards, which become useless once a consumer gets a new card. Medical and insurance information has value for years.
Employers, if an employee is hacked that employee will be totally engaged restoring their accounts. Employee Benefit Advisors strongly recommends offering Credit/Identity Monitoring and Restoration as a voluntary employee benefit.
How can you protect yourself? We asked Bryan Barnhart, President of Infiltration Labs www.infiltrationlabs.com, Cyber Crimes Investigator, and Digital Forensic Specialist, and primary instructor for the U.S. Secret Service Network Intrusion Response course. As a retired Police Detective and U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force Investigator (in short, he knows his stuff) he has a few basic tips.
Cyber Security for the Masses
Use strong passwords and don’t reuse passwords
Change passwords frequently
Use a password manager
Check if your email/password has been compromised: https://haveibeenpwned.com
Use Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for all accounts: https://twofactorauth.org
Don’t use open Wi-Fi or networks you can’t vouch for
If you must open Wi-Fi, use a VPN – Think before you click: Don’t click links or open attachments in suspicious emails
Uncertain about the various cyber security monitoring services available? Contact Bryan or Myself, we don’t have a horse in the race, however we use the same service.
