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HHS Issues Quick Response Cyber Attack Checklist

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Last month, after the WannaCry ransomware attack infected 230,000 computers in 150 countries, the US Department of Health and Human […].

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Cybersecurity Report: June 29, 2015

SiteLock

LOT, the Polish national airline, announced on Sunday that it cancelled 10 flights due to the cyber attack towards its ground computer systems at Warsaw’s Okecie airport. The OTA evaluated these websites based on criteria in mainly three categories: consumer protection, privacy and security.

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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on best practices for automating supply chain cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

Businesses must automatically secure their supply chains to protect themselves and comply with consumer-protection laws. While most supply chains rely on third-party vendors, they increase the chance of cyber attacks. Even if they’re careful and use quality security measures, they broaden the attack surface.

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HHS Issues Quick Response Cyber Attack Checklist

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

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Survey Says…Cybersecurity Remains A Critical Challenge For Business

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

These low results for cyber preparedness and resiliency present a significant risk for business. Organizations must be better prepared for cybersecurity incidents, which can result from unintentional events or deliberate attacks by insiders or third parties, such as cyber criminals, competitors, nation-states, and “hacktivists.”

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Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence (AI) – a view from the EU Rear Window, Part II

McAfee

The European Parliament highlights that “AI can both be a threat to cybersecurity and the main tool against cyber-attacks.” Simultaneously, the Motion recognizes that “the deployment of solutions integrating AI for cybersecurity purposes will make it possible to predict threats, prevent them and mitigate.”.

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SEC Issues Cybersecurity Alert For Brokers And Financial Advisers

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

” The SEC recognizes that it is not possible for firms to anticipate and prevent every cyber-attack. Ultimately, the “adequacy of supervisory, compliance, and other risk management systems can be determined only with reference to the profile of each specific firm and other facts and circumstances.”