The Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis Center is warning biotechnology organizations, including vaccine makers and other biomanufacturers, of escalating threats involving Tardigrade malware, which experts say is used to launch ransomware and other potentially serious attacks.
In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including why security teams are still unprepared for cyberattacks over weekends and holidays, which experts warn is when attackers love to strike.
In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Dan Bowden, CISO at Sentara Health, discusses telemedicine, IoMT, and explains why we’re lagging so far behind in healthcare security. "It’s because of how the data is managed, data standards, data integrity."
Dutch police have detained Moscow businessman Denis Dubnikov after the U.S. accused him of receiving bitcoins worth $400,000 paid to Ryuk as ransoms by its victims. The U.S. is seeking to extradite the suspect, as the Biden administration's crackdown on ransomware continues.
A criminal hack attack has disrupted healthcare in Canada's easternmost province and resulted in the theft of patient information and personal details for healthcare employees. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador disclosed the apparent ransomware attack on Oct. 30, and has yet to restore all systems.
The growth of the digital economy has completely changed consumer habits. Consumers have come to expect a hyper-personalized experience that is fast, convenient and secure. It is no different in banking, where digital-only banks are growing rapidly, with several of them already attracting millions of customers per...
Federal regulators are reminding healthcare organizations about the critical importance of addressing security risks involving legacy systems and devices - including specialty software and gear - that are often difficult for entities to replace. What steps should entities take?
The outages of the notorious REvil - aka Sodinokibi - ransomware operation have been due to a coordinated law enforcement effort involving the U.S. and foreign partners, aimed at disrupting the group's attack capabilities, Reuters reports.
How many ways do U.S. businesses need to be told to lock down their systems to safeguard themselves from ransomware? That's the focus of a new, joint cybersecurity advisory from the U.S. government pertaining to BlackMatter, following an advisory issued last month about Conti.
On one hand, 60% of survey respondents rate their institutions as "above average" or "superior" when it comes to mitigating fraud. Yet, 55% say their customers and partners lack sufficient awareness to protect themselves from fraud. Appgate's Bryan Jardine analyzes the Faces of Fraud survey results.
MITRE, the not-for-profit organization that works across governmental and federal agencies, as well as various industrial verticals and academia, has set up The Cyber Infrastructure Protection Innovation Center and The Clinical Insights Innovation Cell to protect healthcare.
Mobile applications have become a nearly ubiquitous offer from Financial Services organizations. While many banks employ defense in depth security protections at their perimeter, a surprising number do not shield their mobile apps from attack. Application Shielding protects banks and consumers by obfuscating code in...
A federal law signed earlier this year amending the HITECH Act could help incentivize many healthcare sector entities to bolster their cybersecurity programs, says federal adviser Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Health, who suggest other incentives, as well.
The global pandemic has transformed the way medical devices are utilized and data is shared with patients and medical practitioners. The proliferation of medical devices and data has created a playground for threat actors intent on wreaking havoc by stealing patient information, interrupting medical practices, or...
Nearly all financial institutions offer mobile banking services through mobile and web applications. Comprehensive security solutions protect both the IT infrastructure with perimeter-based security controls as well as protections built into the mobile and web apps themselves.
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