Hacks on healthcare sector entities reached record levels in 2023 in terms of data breaches. But the impact of hacks on hospital chains, doctors' offices and other medical providers - or their critical vendors - goes much deeper than the exposure of millions of health records.
Ground control to the space industry: Take your static cybersecurity practices and upgrade them to a dynamic model. So says NASA's first-ever security best practices guide for space communications, part of an effort to make mission security requirements more accessible.
Healthcare CISOs must recognize the real and imminent threat of AI-fueled cyberattacks and take proactive steps, including the deployment of AI-based security tools, to protect patient data and critical healthcare services, said Troy Hawes, managing director at consulting firm Moss Adams.
Hackers carried out a double-extortion ransomware attack on medical software company ESO Solutions, exposing personal details and healthcare information of 2.7 million U.S. patients and encrypting some of the company's systems. Double-extortion attacks also exfiltrate data.
With the surge in major cyber incidents involving third-party suppliers, it's critical for healthcare sector entities to raise their security expectations and tighten their requirements for vendors handling sensitive data, said Renee Broadbent, CIO of Southern New England Healthcare.
The explosion in applications using genomic data - from drug and vaccine development and consumer ancestry testing to law enforcement work - is heightening the need to carefully address critical privacy and security concerns around this sensitive data, government authorities say in a new report.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh has been confirmed as the next head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command after Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., ended a 10-month protest over a Pentagon policy allowing service members to seek travel reimbursement and paid time off when in need of an abortion.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced plans to launch a two-year effort beginning in 2024 to modernize its legacy Automated Indicator Sharing program as part of an effort to enhance collaboration with the private sector and provide more actionable data to its partners.
An Iowa medical center is among the latest healthcare entities reporting to federal regulators a breach tied to a data theft hack on medical transcription vendor Perry Johnson and Associates earlier this year. Meanwhile, stacks of federal lawsuits continue to pile up against the Nevada firm.
U.S. regulators for the first time detailed the risks artificial intelligence poses to the financial system and classified the technology as an "emerging vulnerability." The Financial Stability Oversight Council in its annual report flagged AI's ability to introduce "certain risks."
Erhan Temurkan, technology and security director at Fleet Mortgages, shares his insights on the integration of generative AI into the multifaceted world of cybersecurity and the dynamic threat landscape. Organizations must find a balance between security and usability, he said.
Synthetic IDs and mule accounts will continue to be a huge problem in 2024 even though vendors and financial institutions now recognize the problem and are beginning to address these risks, according to Trace Fooshee, strategic adviser at Datos Insights.
Lobbyists for U.S. hospitals oppose a Biden administration proposal for mandatory cybersecurity requirements and possible financial disincentives for organizations that fail to meet those expectations. Industry experts contend that some type of government actions are needed.
A late October hacking incident at mortgage lender Mr. Cooper affected 14.7 million individuals, the Texas company disclosed Friday. The incident triggered a four-day shutdown of corporate systems and a suspension in lending. Hackers gained access on Oct. 30 and were ejected on Nov. 1.
Co-chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission praised the annual U.S. national defense bill for enacting recommendations from its 2020 report, saying the bill marks "meaningful" advancements for cybersecurity. With the bill, 58 out of the commission's 82 recommendations will have been enacted.
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