Monthly Archives: "July 2020"

HIPAA & Cybersecurity Update Walmart was sued for allegedly violating California’s new data breach law, in regards to lack of proper security with a large amount of customers have their info exposed. Walmart notified an unknown number of pharmacy customers that their PHI was exposed after several of its California stores were looted by rioters.

Microsoft to launch Universal Print Offered public preview of new technology on 7/21 and 7/22 during Microsoft Inspire event New technology advertised as eliminating need for customers to have print servers on site, and getting rid need to maintain all print drivers, print queues and firmware Claims it currently costs customers up to $4000 per

Article published in The Wall Street Journal Company executives interview admitted that 4 months ago, when COVID-19 pandemic started, employees were sent home and were very productive initially Some companies even vowed to give up their physical office spaces entirely. Now, as the work-from-home experiment stretches on, comments include:L projects take longer training is tougher

FDA recalls more hand sanitizers due to toxic chemical Kelsie Sandoval July 22, 2020, 12:12 PM FDA recalls more hand sanitzers due to toxic chemical The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the list of hand sanitizers — some sold at Walmart, Costco and other national chains — being recalled to at least 75 recently,

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Konica Minolta Launches Workplace Hub Pro  July 15, 2020 News Ramsey, NJ — Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), today announced Workplace Hub Pro, further strengthening its all-in-one IT offering to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Joining the Hub and Edge solutions in the next-generation Workplace Hub portfolio, the newly launched device combines powerful, smart

Are Print Drivers About to Be Obsolete? On March 2, Microsoft announced a private preview of its Universal Print solution. A lot has changed since then – for example, like so many events, this week’s Microsoft Inspire will be digital. One item on the agenda of the event for Microsoft partners is the public preview

HP publishes print survey results 73% of respondents agreed that their current printing strategy needs to change 69%= will be digitizing workflows 70% = security if a large concern 90% = print helps keep them more organized 90% = print helps keep them more engaged more in meetings 82% = are more effective with print

Join us in hearing from the Deputy Executive Director for the Harris County Flood Control District, Matt Zeve, as the featured speaker in the Keynote Series this Thursday, July 16 from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm. Houston Northwest Chamber <chamberinfo@houstonnwchamber.org>

HP & Samsung devices have security risk CyberMDX Security published a bulletin warning of devices that can be compromised by hackers Devices that are impacted are those that use Treck software to manage their TCP/IP stack due to Ripple20 vulnerability Devices named in the report with this security vulnerability include some of the following models:

Kyocera makes wearable for COVID-19 The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) Medical Hospital is working with Kyocera to be able to deliver rehab therapy to patients while closely monitoring their vital signs develop and now test a wearable device that helps rehab specialists work with their patients via the

Xerox Alleged Maze Ransomware Victim According to BleepingComputer, Maze ransomware claims to have captured 100GB of Xerox data as of June 25th. Xerox has yet to confirm this cyberattack but Maze is offering 10 screenshots of Xerox files as proof of breach. “Specifically, one image shows that hosts on ‘eu.xerox.net,’ managed by Xerox Corporation, were compromised.

60% of Organizations are Hit by Cyberattacks Spread by Their Own Employees Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman The unwitting participant appears to be alive and well, based on new data from security vendor Mimecast. With employees being the source of attack surface expansion, what’s an organization to do? When you think of cyberattacks, the

Leveraging Arsenal of Tools, Konica Minolta Rolls Out Return to Work Solution Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Erik Cagle When a manufacturer can boast a wide-ranging set of tools to the degree of Konica Minolta, it makes the ability to pivot on the changing needs of the workplace that much easier. When the COVID-19 pandemic caught