Healthcare entities need to think more strategically about managing risk by implementing a robust cybersecurity framework such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology's CSF, said Bob Bastani, cybersecurity adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Supply chain risk has become more critical in the post-pandemic world, and that means you need to ask "much more focused, targeted questions" about your partners, according to Sawan Joshi, director of information security at Cervest, a climate intelligence startup.
Hackers who turned a zero-day in Fortra's GoAnywhere software into a bonanza of ransomware attacks for Russian-speaking extortion group Clop first penetrated the company's software in January. Hackers exploited some on-premises instances of the file transfer software as early as Jan. 18.
Vendors should be more transparent and faster in communicating when they experience a breach or other security incident that affect clients' data, says Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare. "Sometimes we find out about these incidents through our third-party monitoring systems," she said.
A cyber risk quantification startup backed by ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers has raised $50 million to apply ML technology and build more API adapters. The money will allow Safe Security to capitalize on generative AI to help nontechnical leaders better understand their organizations' security postures.
Major internet chat platforms are urging the United Kingdom government to reconsider a bill intended to decrease exposure to online harms but which opponents say would open the door to massive government surveillance. Proponents say online platforms should have a duty of care to protect users.
Hackers have seized on the API revolution to drive a surge in attacks that exploit poorly coded applications, reports Akamai, in a warning echoed by other cybersecurity experts. The vector driving the most growth in API attacks is local file inclusion.
Effective security governance in a healthcare entity is a balancing act that requires sponsorship by top leadership and careful consideration of the concerns of clinicians and others in the organization, according to Eric Liederman and deputy CISO Steven Frank of Kaiser Permanente.
Healthcare entities of all types and sizes could be the next targets of major cybersecurity attacks, said Nitin Natarajan, deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Healthcare firms need to be vigilant against ransomware, DDoS and medical device breaches, he said.
New resources released Monday from a high-profile federal advisory group provide insights into the state of healthcare sector preparedness and best practices for dealing with evolving cyberthreats, according to Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Healthcare and co-chair of the task force.
Apple users: Don't fear newly discovered samples of LockBit ransomware designed to target newer macOS devices. Researchers say the still-in-development code, tied to no known in-the-wild attacks, contains numerous errors, leaving it unable to execute.
A surging Palo Alto Networks has joined stalwarts Netskope and Zscaler atop Gartner's security service edge ranking, while Skyhigh Security fell from leader to visionary. Netskope joined Palo Alto as a big winner, catapulting from third to first in both execution ability and completeness of vision.
A new Food and Drug Administration policy to "refuse to accept" premarket submissions for new medical devices if they lack of cybersecurity details will help substantially improve the state of legacy devices in the future, said the FDA's Dr. Suzanne Schwartz. Here's a look at the new requirements.
The arrest of a low-level U.S. military IT specialist, Jack Teixeira, on suspicion of leaking highly classified documents begs the question of why he had access to them in the first place. The national guard airman has been charged with inappropriately retaining and sharing intelligence.
Most healthcare organizations allocate 6% or less of their information technology budget for cybersecurity, putting them at a disadvantage in their security defenses and for competitive hiring, according to a recent survey by the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society.
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