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eSecurity Planet
MAY 30, 2024
Ransomware attacks and data breaches make headlines when they shut down huge connected healthcare providers such as Ascension Healthcare or Change Healthcare. IT should never be the top expense for a healthcare organization. The costs, affected patients, and consequences continue to be tallied.
Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Antivirus software—or more correctly, its modern descendents endpoint security and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)—are essential tools in the battle against cybercrime. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Don’t get attacked twice.
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Veracode Security
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
In late October, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) co-authored an advisory report on the latest tactics used by cybercriminals to target the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. Because it???s
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Moving ahead, it’s crucial for SMBs, municipalities and healthcare institutions to prioritize. Focus on implementing robust backup and disaster recovery plans, user training, and the sharing of threat intelligence. The worst is yet to come and current methods of securing user logins will no longer be sufficient.
The Last Watchdog
APRIL 28, 2020
That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks. Always remember.
Malwarebytes
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
This alert highlights continuous state-sponsored ransomware activities by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) against organizations in the US healthcare sector and other vital infrastructure sectors. This should include restoring from backups, client outreach, and reporting to law enforcement among others.
eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. The healthcare industry is another valuable target for scammers, thanks to the high volume of sensitive information that hospitals, private practices, pharmacies and the like can have on file for patients. Social Tactics. billion in reported losses. 70% of attacks were on banks.
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