What is human-operated ransomware, and how does it differ from traditional ransomware?
Ransomware existed in small pockets starting in 2013 and was opportunistic, typically affecting one or two devices within an organization.
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Delivering more cost-efficient healthcare with Epic on Azure
Electronic health records (EHR) are a vital tool for enhancing patient care. But safeguarding this confidential information with legacy, on-premises infrastructure increases costs. For healthcare leaders balancing tight budgets with resilience, expensive hardware refresh cycles and the growing risk of security breaches make inaction a risky, costly choice. Organizations across the healthcare industry are already
The Cybersecurity Executive Order: What’s Next for Federal Agencies?
U.S. economic growth and prosperity hinges on our country’s ability to secure our most critical assets and invest with confidence in innovative technology that the American people can rely on. The Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order (EO) emphasizes cybersecurity as a national priority, and represents a bold step in outlining concrete actions to strengthen security and address ever-evolving and increasingly sophisticated threats across federal agencies and the entire digital ecosystem.
Enabling digital transformation in six key areas of transportation
Government transportation agencies and transit authorities across the country share a universal commitment to protect and connect people as they drive on roads, highways and bridges or travel aboard buses, subways, streetcars, and light- and commuter-rail systems.
Microsoft and RSM: Holistic Disease Management Solutions
Overview For more than 30 years, RSM has been providing Microsoft Dynamics implementations for customers across industries from the basic “out of the box” model to a complex architecture featuring automation, dashboards, system integration and custom development.
The golden age of health informatics
While the field of healthcare informatics is certainly not new, the opportunity to derive novel breakthrough insights from digitized health data is. Informaticists have produced meaningful impact for decades, especially in the clinical decision support domain, where analytics have substantially shaped care pathways to deliver better patient outcomes. We’ve seen steady progress in accessing and securely sharing health data to reduce readmission rates, prevent hospital-acquired infections, avoid emergency room overcrowding and more. The result: an enhanced standard of care.
Re-envisioning the insurance industry with the use of intelligent tech
Data is the driving force behind recent innovations in many industries, insurance being one of them. The innovation that we’re seeing currently—and will continue to observe in the years to come—is being driven by data and the tools that will enable data to be stored, collated, analyzed, and utilized. Looking ahead, the process of becoming “data-driven” is expected to not only change the industry but also to deliver tangible benefits to both companies and consumers. As we shift further into a digital era, the ways in which we conduct business and interact with our customers are drastically changing. Business leaders are looking for innovative ways to become more efficient and create a better overall experience for their customers.
The Power of a Purpose-Driven Career: Insights from Women Leaders in Government
Mary Kaye Vavasour, Senior Program Manager, Web Applications at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and Kim Nelson, Executive Director of State and Local eGovernment Solutions at Microsoft, met just this year and have built a professional alliance with a combined 80+ years of working with technology in the public sector.
Celebrating educators for elevating learning in an uncertain world
As K-12 schools, colleges and universities across the nation finish or near the close of the regular term, we are celebrating educators for once again elevating learning in this second school year of teaching in an uncertain world.
Improving access to care with NurseHack4Health solutions
May was clearly the month to celebrate nursing, with May 6 designated as National Nurses Day, International Nurses Day following on May 12 and our third NurseHack4Health, May 14-16.
Four disruptive strategies for leading in finance
Chief financial officers (CFOs) and other finance leaders have an incredible opportunity to create value for their organizations. As workforces across industries pivot to adopt hybrid environments, finance plays an important role in defining how organizations build resilience in the face of significant challenges and uncertainty.
The four new marketing superpowers to master now
Marketing leaders today have the power to understand and shape the customer journey in a way that was unimaginable only a few years ago. A customer experience that is more holistic than ever before is now possible. Cloud-based tools, applied wisely, have helped the marketing function move beyond product promotion to being a central strategy driver for the organization, with CMOs taking the lead. Marketing teams can be empowered to make needle-moving decisions more quickly and with more clarity, backed by data every step of the way.
Demystifying Cloud Native for Java and Node.js Developers
Professional developers on Code Project have pulled together a series of 21 articles that answers questions like “What is cloud native, and how do I get started?” and “How do I deploy Functions with Azure DevOps?” There are articles for both Java and Node.js developers, so you can learn about cloud native, regardless of what programming language you choose. These aren’t your normal “how-tos”. Get ready to get your hands dirty as you code alongside the author.