Intelecis

03/06/2026

HIPAA Security Rule has 3 safeguard categories — here's what they actually mean:

1. Administrative: Risk analysis, training, BAAs (most OCR violations start here)
2. Physical: Device controls, facility access, encryption
3. Technical: Access logs, session controls, encryption in transit

Compliance is not a project. It's an ongoing operation.

👉 Free HIPAA risk assessment: https://www.intelecis.com/industries/healthcare/

01/06/2026

You don't need to be a hacker to launch a ransomware attack anymore.

Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) lets criminals rent sophisticated attack tools for a monthly fee — no coding required.

That's why attacks have exploded. The barrier to entry is $50/month.

👉 Free security assessment: intelecis.com

29/05/2026

If you're pursuing CMMC Level 2, your assessor will ask for your System Security Plan (SSP) first.

The SSP documents every security control you have, how it's implemented, and who's responsible for it.

Most companies we meet don't have one. That's where we start.

https://www.intelecis.com/cmmc-compliance-orange-county

26/05/2026

Quick question for any law firm partners reading this: if a hacker sat in your firm's email for six weeks reading everything, when exactly would someone notice? 👀

Most Orange County firms genuinely can't answer that and that's the problem. The "IT guy" you've had since 2014 is great at fixing printers. He is not your cybersecurity program. And under California Bar rules, you are personally responsible for the difference.

We wrote up exactly what managing partners need to be asking (and what the bar actually expects, with citations). Worth 5 minutes if you handle client trust funds. 👉

Your OC law firm's biggest liability isn't a client — it's your IT provider. What managing partners must ask before the next breach, and why it matters.

25/05/2026

207 days. That's how long the average attacker hides in a network before being detected.

By the time you know they're there, they've read your emails, mapped your systems, and prepared.

Quarterly scans don't catch this. 24/7 SOC monitoring does.

👉 Free security assessment: intelecis.com

25/05/2026

7 signs your IT provider is reactive — not proactive:

🔴 Only calls when something breaks
🔴 Fixes tickets without finding root cause
🔴 No roadmap or quarterly review
🔴 You heard about threats from the news, not them
🔴 Patches are "getting to it"
🔴 Backups never tested
🔴 No incident response plan

3 or more? Time for a second opinion.

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22/05/2026

Your company's credentials might already be for sale on the dark web — right now.

Dark web monitoring scans criminal marketplaces and breach databases continuously. When your credentials show up, you're notified before the attacker uses them.

Most companies find out too late. Don't be most companies.

👉 Free assessment: intelecis.com

22/05/2026

What to do when a data breach happens — the first 5 moves:

1. Isolate affected systems immediately
2. Assess what data was accessed
3. Get legal counsel involved (attorney-client privilege matters)
4. Notify required parties within legal timelines
5. Preserve evidence — do not wipe anything

Save this. The companies that recover fastest had this memorized before they needed it.

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20/05/2026

$1.2 million — the average HHS settlement in an OCR enforcement action.

For FQHCs operating on grant funding, that's not an expense. That's a closure.

The most common trigger: failure to conduct a risk analysis.

👉 Free HIPAA risk assessment: https://www.intelecis.com/industries/healthcare/